Nora Prentiss
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Nora Prentiss is a 1947 American film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, and Robert Alda. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The cinematography is by James Wong Howe and the music was composed by Franz Waxman .
Nora Prentiss: Directed by Vincent Sherman. With Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, Robert Alda. A doctor spins an ever-growing web of lies after a taste of the excitement that he was missing in his conventional life, thanks to a chance meeting with a nightclub singer.
A man, who is thought to have murdered the well-respected Dr. Richard Talbot, is returned to San Francisco under guard. Despite intense questioning by the police, however, the man will not reveal why he committed the crime. Later, the man reflects on the incidents that led to this moment: Stuffy, middle-aged Talbot is married to Lucy, a doctor ...
A successful and hardworking doctor, Richard Talbot (Kent Smith) strays from his marriage when he meets Nora Prentiss (Ann Sheridan), a beautiful nightclub performer.
- Crime, Drama
When a young woman, Nora Prentiss, is struck by a car near his office, he renders assistance but also falls in love with her. It starts innocently enough but a drink or dinner soon turns into an affair with the attractive nightclub singer.
Overview. Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife.
Nora isn’t quite a classic femme fatale because she makes no demands of Talbot, nor does she explicitly manipulate him, but she’s a convenient source of excitement — and self-destruction — for a restless, postwar American man.
