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Undercurrent (1946)

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Release Date: Nov 28, 1946 Wide

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A change of pace for both director Vincente Minnelli and star Katharine Hepburn, this taut drama features the latter as Ann Hamilton, the daughter of a scientist (Edmund Gwenn), who after a whirlwind romance marries handsome but slightly mysterious inventor turned businessman Alan Garroway (Robert Taylor). But wedded bliss proves short-lived when Garroway refuses to discuss his brother Michael, whose presence is felt constantly despite the mystery surrounding his whereabouts. The missing Michael

Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Vincente Minnelli

In Theaters: Nov 28, 1946 Wide

On DVD: May 29, 2007

MGM

Cast

Katharine Hepburn
Ann Hamilton
Robert Taylor
Alan Garroway
Robert Mitchum
Michael Garroway
Edmund Gwenn
Prof. Dink Hamilton
Marjorie Main
Lucy
Jayne Meadows
Sylvia Lea Burton
Clinton Sundberg
Mr. Warmsley
Dan Tobin
Prof. Joseph Bangs
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Foster
Leigh Whipper
George
Charles Trowbridge
Justice Putnam
James Westerfield
Henry Gilson
Monya Andre
Saleswoman
Jean Andren
Mrs. Davenport
Sylvia Andrew
Nora
Barbara Billingsley
Guest
Betty Blythe
Bill Cartledge
Messenger
Wheaton Chambers
Proprietor
Dorothy Christy
Frank Dae
2nd Man
Helen Eby-Rock
Fitter
Sarah Edwards
Manager
Ella Ethridge
Florence Fair
Bess Flowers
Eula Guy
Housekeeper
Ernest Hilliard
Hazel Keener
Milt Kibbee
Minister
Frank Leigh
Victor McLaglen
Uncle Ben
Harold Miller
Bert Moorhouse
lst Man
Clive Morgan
Jack Murphy
Forbes Murray
Sen. Edwards
Robert E. O'Connor
Stationmaster
Gordon Richards
Headwaiter
Ellen Ross
Gwen
Reginald Simpson
Joan Thorsen
Laura Treadwell
Hank Worden
Attendant
Phil Dunham
Elevator Man
Oliver Cross
James Carlisle
David Cavendish
Jane Green
Woman
Ann Lawrence
Rudy Rama
Headwaiter
Dick Earle
William Eddritt
Butler
Nina Ross

Critic Reviews for Undercurrent

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Minnelli's first foray into film noir is marred by the casting of Katharine Hepburn as a frail woman, married to a psychopath (Robert Taylor, also miscast) but attracted to his sensitive brother (Robert Mitchum!)

March 3, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Crime thriller with many strange undercurrents itself.

August 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

It successfully takes on the theme from Gaslight.

May 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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hepburn is oddly cast in a menaced woman role but that helps make it interesting viewing.

July 7, 2007

jay nixon

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Nicely produced mystery thriller, Katherine Hepburn gives a good performance but Robert Taylor doesn?t seem to have his heart in the role. Robert Mitchum is impressive in one of his earliest roles.Well photographed and the art direction is better than average. It?s not a bad story, it is just a little slow moving sometimes and just lacks spark.

March 1, 2010

James Higgins

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