Obsessed

1951

Crime / Drama / Mystery

1
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 544 544

detective scotland yard housekeeper extramarital affair arsenic murder suspect

Plot summary

When a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard solves the mystery of her death... over a cup of tea.

Director

Maurice Elvey Photo
Maurice Elvey

Top cast

Geraldine Fitzgerald Photo
Geraldine Fitzgerald as Elizabeth
Roland Culver Photo
Roland Culver as Inspector
David Farrar Photo
David Farrar as Gregory
Sidney Monckton Photo
Sidney Monckton as Horace
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717.07 MB
988*720
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 17 min
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1.3 GB
1440*1050
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 17 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kidboots 7 / 10

Another fine, understated performance from Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald gives another of her usual fine, understated performances as Elizabeth Grahame, a maid, who may or may not be a murderess. This is, however, a very unusual thriller which starts with the death of Edwina Black. Everyone is suitably shocked but when an autopsy is requested it proves that she was poisoned. It seems that Mrs. Black was a hard and bullying mistress and the villagers think life will be much easier at the house now she is dead. Mr. Black (David Farrar) and Elizabeth have fallen in love but there are some red herrings that pop up - a travel book to Italy that Elizabeth had ordered a month before Edwina's death is innocently explained. She is convinced a black cloud hangs over the house and as time goes on begins to be eaten up with suspicion and jealousy and is slowly consumed by Edwina's personality. Jean Cadell is excellent as the aloof housekeeper. You never realise, until the end of the film, "who done it" - as everyone seems to be acting so innocent!! Geraldine Fitzgerald was quite a rebel - she was often suspended because of films she refused to do. She returned to England for a time in the late 40s. She starred as an alcoholic murderess in "So Evil, So Young" and "The Late Edwina Black" before she returned to the States.
Reviewed by planktonrules 7 / 10

Human nature at its finest.

"The Late Edwina Black" is a most unusual murder mystery because instead of focusing on the accused, it focuses on three people and you see how they react to the possibility that the others are killers. Because of this, it's a great look at human nature at all its worst!The story begins with Mrs. Black being found dead. Following her funeral, a police inspector shows up...indicating that there might have been foul play and he was having the body exhumed. It turns out that the lady's body was full of arsenic....and the remaining 80% of the film consists of the members of the household reacting to this.The acting is very good in this one and the story quite good. My only quibble is the ending...I really think leaving it more vague would have been much more interesting following the inspector's revelation. Still, well worth seeing and fascinating throughout.
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