Home Before Dark
1958 · Movie · 136 min. · United States
Director Mervyn LeRoy's psychological drama follows recovering mental patient Charlotte (Jean Simmons), who leaves the secure confines of a psychiatric ward to return to the dysfunctional environment responsible for her nervous breakdown: the home she shares with her college professor husband (Dan O'Herlihy). The film earned a Golden Globe nomination, as did Simmons's and co-star Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s stunning performances.
Direction Mervyn LeRoy
Cast Jean Simmons · Dan O'Herlihy · Rhonda Fleming · Efrem Zimbalist Jr. · Mabel Albertson · Stephen Dunne · Joan Weldon · Joanna Barnes · Kathryn Card · Marjorie Bennett · Johnstone White · Eleanor Audley
Soundtrack Franz Waxman
Screenplay Eileen Bassing · Robert Bassing
Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc
Original title Home Before Dark
6.5
129 votes (FilmAffinity)
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