My Forbidden Past (1951) on Netflix
Approved19511h 10mCrimeDramaRomance
Barbara Beaurevel inherits a fortune from her grandmother, whose social standing the family hides. She still wants Dr. Mark Lucas, who has returned to New Orleans with a wife.
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Plot summary
In 1890s New Orleans, Barbara Beaurevel and Dr. Mark Lucas once planned to elope, but Mark came to believe that she had refused him and betrayed him. He returns from South America with a wife, Corinne, a woman he married for her beauty rather than love, and he still holds his grudge against Barbara. Barbara is disappointed to learn of Corinne, yet she sets out to win Mark back. She has inherited a large fortune from her grandmother, whose origins the family would rather keep quiet, and she uses that money to hire her cousin Paul to court Corinne and break up the marriage.
Cast
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- Barry Brooksas Policeman(uncredited)
- Daniel De Laurentisas Candle Boy(uncredited)
- Watson Downsas Hotel Clerk(uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about My Forbidden Past (1951)
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- Ann Sheridan was set to star, and her RKO contract let her approve her costar. The studio said she refused every name it offered and terminated her contract, replacing her with Ava Gardner.
- Sheridan, who was to be paid $150,000 and 10% of the film's net profits, sued RKO for $350,000. A February 1951 jury awarded her $55,162, the minimum she would have earned for the production, plus $5,162 for costs.
