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The Enchanted Cottage (1945)

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This romantic fantasy was based on a popular play by Arthur Pinero. Oliver Bradford (Robert Young) is a young man who returned from World War II with severe facial scars; while he was engaged to be married before he left, he believes that no one could love him now, and he lives on the brink of suicide. Oliver meets Laura Pennington (Dorothy McGuire), a plain young woman who is convinced that her looks will never win her a man. These two lonely people marry, more out of desperation than love, and

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: John Cromwell

Written By: De Witt Bodeen, Herman J. Mankiewicz

In Theaters: Sep 10, 1945 Wide

Cast

Dorothy McGuire
Laura Pennington
Robert Young
Oliver Bradford
Herbert Marshall
Maj. John Hillgrove
Mildred Natwick
Abigail Minnett
Spring Byington
Violet Price
Hillary Brooke
Beatrice Alexander
Alec Englander
Danny
Mary Worth
Mrs. Stanton
Josephine Whittell
Canteen Manager
Robert Clarke
Marine
Edin Nicholas
Soldier
Richard Gaines
Frederick Price

Critic Reviews for The Enchanted Cottage

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Shouldn't be missed.

June 17, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

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Sensitive, occasionally touching romantic fable, well directed by John Cromwell and well acted by Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire.

January 30, 2012 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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For Valentine's Day, try this romantic classic.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

some viewers will inevitably be charmed by it.

June 10, 2005 Comment

Douglas Pratt

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The Enchanted Cottage takes place in the foggy and ephemeral world of the 1940s hollywood movie. There is definitely a dreamy quality to the film (as though it were filmed through a cotton-covered lense). A homely maid comes to work at a honeymoon cottage that is said to be enchanted. She falls in love with the

January 29, 2010

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An unusual film, a fantasy romance with a rather clever plot. Dorothy McGuire is quite good and very well cast, Robert Young is not so effective, but he does okay. It?s a little too sentimental for my taste but it is beautifully done. The cinematography is very well done and enhances the story.

April 7, 2010

James Higgins

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