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      1958 2h 16m Drama List
      Reviews 85% 50+ Ratings Audience Score When Charlotte Bronn (Jean Simmons) returns home from a mental institution, having been committed after having a nervous breakdown, she must adapt to life on the outside with the help of her husband, Arnold (Dan O'Herlihy). The problem is that Charlotte's stepmother (Mabel Albertson) and stepsister (Rhonda Fleming) attempt to undermine Arnold. Because of her difficult home life, Charlotte ends up having an affair with college professor Jake Diamond (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.). Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 30 Buy Now

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      steve d Simmons is great and makes the film really interesting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A different spin on the psycho-dramas if the period... is she imagining or is there actually a family conspiracy? The truth - and happiness - is often somewhere in between. And why is it that Simmons so often seems to be the voice-double of Audrey Hepburn? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member An oldie but a real-goodie! Jean Simmons comes home from a mental institution to find the truth about why she was there in the first place. Made in 1958 in gold old black and white... Til done! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review s r A sad and tragic drama about sanity and relationships. Although it raised good issues, I was left sad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I kept waiting for something to happen. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member ok psychological drama Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B+ Oct 15, 2012 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Powerful emotional story but thin soap opera story. Rated: B- Jul 1, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis When Charlotte Bronn (Jean Simmons) returns home from a mental institution, having been committed after having a nervous breakdown, she must adapt to life on the outside with the help of her husband, Arnold (Dan O'Herlihy). The problem is that Charlotte's stepmother (Mabel Albertson) and stepsister (Rhonda Fleming) attempt to undermine Arnold. Because of her difficult home life, Charlotte ends up having an affair with college professor Jake Diamond (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.).
      Director
      Mervyn LeRoy
      Screenwriter
      Robert Bassing, Eileen Bassing
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 2, 2016
      Runtime
      2h 16m
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