Prisonniers du passé (1942)
Le jour où la victoire des alliés est prononcée, un soldat amnésique répondant au nom de Smith s'échappe de l'asile où il croupissait depuis des mois. Errant, il fait la rencontre d'une jeune femme qui va s'occuper de lui. Ayant retrouvé ses facultés intellectuelles, mais pas sa mémoire d'avant guerre, Smith devient journaliste et vit dans un village du Devon. Pour signer son contrat, il doit se rendre à Liverpool. En chemin, il est renversé par une voiture. Cet accident a pour conséquences de lui faire recouvrer sa réelle identité. Malheureusement, tous ses souvenirs depuis son évasion de l'asile se sont effacés...
Directeur:
Mervyn LeRoy
écrivains:
Claudine West, Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel.
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Ronald Colman as Charles Rainier |
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Greer Garson as Paula |
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Philip Dorn as Dr. Jonathan Benet |
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Susan Peters as Kitty |
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Henry Travers as Dr. Sims |
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Reginald Owen as "Biffer" |
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Bramwell Fletcher as Harrison |
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Rhys Williams as Sam |
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Una O'Connor as Tobacconist |
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Aubrey Mather as Sheldon |
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Margaret Wycherly as Mrs. Deventer |
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Arthur Margetson as Chetwynd |
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Melville Cooper as George |
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Alan Napier as Julian |
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Jill Esmond as Lydia |
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Marta Linden as Jill |
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Ann Richards as Bridget |
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Norma Varden as Julia |
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David Cavendish as Henry Chilcet |
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Ivan F. Simpson as The Vicar |
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Marie De Becker as Vicar's Wife |
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Charles Waldron as Mr. Lloyd |
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Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Lloyd |
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John Burton as Pearson (uncredited) |
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William Ripley Dorr as Church Singers (uncredited) |
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Ian Wolfe as Registrar of Births (uncredited) |
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Winifred Harris as Ballet |
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | Claudine West | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Hilton | Novel |
| Writing | Arthur Wimperis | Screenplay |
| Writing | George Froeschel | Screenplay |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Music |
| Production | Sidney Franklin | Producer |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Kalloch | Costume Design |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Crew | Joseph Ruttenberg | Cinematography |