A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

I had to stop her ... at any cost ... that's why I pulled the trigger !

Directed by Nicholas Ray

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

194984 min5.6 / 10

A classic film noir mystery where a singer's sudden loss of voice and a rival's murder create a web of suspicion, guilt, and ambiguous culpability.

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Woman's Secret end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is A Woman's Secret sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is A Woman's Secret scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is A Woman's Secret easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is A Woman's Secret violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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