Mark Bellis
Ray Milland
Mark Bellis
So Evil My Love
“Romantic obsession… A woman destroyed!”
6.4
1948
1h 49m
DramaThriller
Director: Lewis Allen
Overview
In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.
Trailer
Original Trailer
Cast
Olivia Harwood
Ann Todd
Olivia Harwood
Susan Courtney
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Susan Courtney
Jarvis
Leo G. Carroll
Jarvis
Henry Courtney
Raymond Huntley
Henry Courtney
Mrs. Courtney (SR)
Martita Hunt
Mrs. Courtney (SR)
Kitty Feathers
Moira Lister
Kitty Feathers
Edgar
Raymond Lovell
Edgar
Sir John Curle
Roderick Lovell
Sir John Curle
Miss Shoebridge
Muriel Aked
Miss Shoebridge
Dr. Krylie
Finlay Currie
Dr. Krylie
Curtis
Maureen Delaney
Curtis
Reviews
John Chard
Locket Love! So Evil My Love (AKA: For Her to See/The Obsessed) is directed by Lewis Allen and adapted to screenplay by Ronald Millar & Leonard Spigelgass from the novel written by Joseph Shearing (AKA: Marjorie Bowen). It stars Ray Milland, Ann Todd, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Leo Carroll. Music is scored by William Alwyn & Victor Young and cinematography by Max Green. "This is a true story...one of the strangest chapters in the annals of crime. Its characters lived more than fifty years ago...the leading figures in a passionate game of love and murder. It began on a sailing vessel homeward bound from the West Indies for Liverpool...." Lewis Allen's movie falls into that category of films tagged as Gaslight Noir – Period Noir. Marjorie Bowen's literary works were always ripe for such noirish period pickings, given that many of them feature dark doings, bad people, idiotic people and just plain misery, and this filmic adaptation is no different in that respect; gloriously so for the film noir faithful. While not in the same league as the two Gaslight movies, So Evil My Love pulses throughout with tainted blood. The period flavours are lovely, the lead cast members at home in their settings, yet you will have to search far and wide for someone you can respect. Heading up the cast is Milland, who around this time was thoroughly enjoying himself playing troubled or bad boy roles, and here, as he drags all around him through the mud, he's having a grand old time of it. Unfortunately the long running time proves a bit much for director Allen, who sinks into deep melodrama for a good portion of the mid- section, and this is where it comes close to being dull, but the final third is worth waiting for as the septic and the stupid trot along to their respective fate. It's also disappointing that Green's photography doesn't always enhance the turbulent atmosphere, so for better work from him seek out Hatter's Castle (1942) and the mightily great Night and the City (1950). Lots to like here for period and gothic noir fans though. 7/10
Read full reviewJPV852
Pretty good gothic thriller with everything from deceit, blackmail and ultimately murder. Liked the two leads with Ray Milland and Ann Todd, the latter's character being manipulated from innocent widow to a woman committing ever escalating crimes. Pretty tense film from beginning to end. **3.75/5**
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