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My Forbidden Past is a 1951 American historical film noir directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner.[3] Adapted by Leopold Atlas from Polan Banks' novel Carriage Entrance.

My Forbidden Past
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Stevenson
Written by	Leopold Atlas (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Marion Parsonnet
Based on	Carriage Entrance 1947 novel by Polan Banks
Produced by	Polan Banks Robert Sparks
Starring	Robert Mitchum Ava Gardner Melvyn Douglas
Cinematography	Harry J. Wild
Edited by	George C. Shrader
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	April 21, 1951 (1951-04-21) (U.S.)[1]
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,150,000 (US rentals)[2]

Plot

In the 1890s in New Orleans, Dr. Mark Lucas (Robert Mitchum) wrongly believes Barbara Beaurevel (Ava Gardner) refused him and betrayed him after their previously planned elopement.Thus Mark returns from South America accompanied by Corinne (Janis Carter), a woman he married for her beauty but not for love, due to this still lingering grudge against Barbara. She feels disappointed on meeting Corinne, yet she's determined to win him back. Barbara, already having inherited a large sum from her socially of ill repute grandmother, bribes her cousin Paul (Melvyn Douglas) into seducing Corinne and thereby breaking up the marriage. Unluckily this cold-blooded plan ends up in Corinne's death by accident and Mark finds himself under strong suspicion of murder. In the end, Barbara, realizing her insidious act at the trial, empathetically confesses everything, thereby once again becoming a woman worthy of love but also losing the local gentry's consideration.

Cast

• Robert Mitchum as Dr. Mark Lucas

• Ava Gardner as Barbara Beaurevel

• Melvyn Douglas as Paul Beaurevel

• Lucile Watson as Aunt Eula Beaurevel

• Janis Carter as Corinne Lucas
• Gordon Oliver as Clay Duchesne
• Basil Ruysdael as Dean Cazzley
• Clarence Muse as Pompey
• Walter Kingsford as Coroner
• Will Wright as Luther Toplady

Production

The film was to star Ann Sheridan. Under her contract she had co star approval. RKO claimed she refused all the names offered her and thus terminated the contract, replacing her with Ava Gardner. Sheridan sued RKO for $350,000. The case went to trial and in February 1951 the jury awarded her $55,162, being the minimum amount Sheridan would have earned during filming from April to August 1949 plus $5,162 for costs. It was shown that Sheridan would have approved Mitchum as a co star.[4]

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $700,000.[5]

References

External links

• My Forbidden Past at IMDb
• My Forbidden Past at the TCM Movie Database
• My Forbidden Past at AllMovie
• My Forbidden Past at the American Film Institute Catalog

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