The Forbidden Street

For herself alone...she must answer for what she was and did!

The Forbidden Street — Plot

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.

• Release date
• March 31, 1949
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Jean Negulesco

The Forbidden Street — Cast

Maureen O'Hara Adelaide 'Addie' Culver Dana Andrews Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale Anne Butchart Alice Hambro Sybil Thorndike Mrs. 'The Sow' Mounsey

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Anthony Tancred Treff Culver

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June Allen Young Adelaide Fay Compton Mrs. Culver Wilfrid Hyde-White Mr. Culver