Dana Andrews and Maureen O'Hara star in "Affairs of Adelaide," also known as "Forbidden Street," a 1949 film directed by Jean Negulesco. Andrews has a dual role, sort of - he plays a drunken artist/teacher, Henry Lambert, who teaches a young woman, Adelaide (O'Hara) and her cousin. O'Hara falls for Lambert, and when her family announces that they are moving to the country, she declares her love for Lambert, and the two marry. They move to Lambert's digs in Brittania Mews, a slum-like part of the city. It's not a happy marriage. One day, they have a fight while Lambert is soused, and Adelaide pushes him out of the way. As he's intoxicated, he loses his balance and falls down the stairs of their apartment.
Adelaide hopes to return to her family, but an old lady (Sybil Thorndike) who saw the event convinces the police that it was an accident and then blackmails Adelaide, refusing to let her leave the Mews. About two years later, Adelaide meets a man, Gilbert Lauderdale (Andrews) who looks exactly like her late husband.
I say that Andrews has sort of a double role because his voice as Henry Lambert was dubbed by someone with a lower voice and a British accent. When he shows up as Lauderdale, he makes an attempt at a British accent but doesn't hold onto it.
This is an interesting film, almost like two different films. Once Lauderdale shows up, the film becomes less dark and heads in a romantic direction.
Fascinating set, satisfying story, enjoyable.
Adelaide hopes to return to her family, but an old lady (Sybil Thorndike) who saw the event convinces the police that it was an accident and then blackmails Adelaide, refusing to let her leave the Mews. About two years later, Adelaide meets a man, Gilbert Lauderdale (Andrews) who looks exactly like her late husband.
I say that Andrews has sort of a double role because his voice as Henry Lambert was dubbed by someone with a lower voice and a British accent. When he shows up as Lauderdale, he makes an attempt at a British accent but doesn't hold onto it.
This is an interesting film, almost like two different films. Once Lauderdale shows up, the film becomes less dark and heads in a romantic direction.
Fascinating set, satisfying story, enjoyable.