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The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage

The whole town WHISPERED about these two!

19457.41h 31mNR

Overview

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

Directed by John Cromwell
Written by DeWitt Bodeen, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Arthur Wing Pinero
Produced by Harriet Parsons
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Top Cast

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Laura Pennington

Robert Young

Robert Young

Oliver Bradford

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Major John Hillgrove

Mildred Natwick

Mildred Natwick

Mrs. Abigail Minnett

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Violet Price

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Beatrice Alexander

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Frederick 'Freddy' Price

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Alec Englander

Danny 'Taxi' Stanton

Robert Clarke

Robert Clarke

Marine Corporal

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Eden Nicholas

Soldier

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Themes & Keywords

suicide attempttransformationseclusionenchantmentbased on play or musicalcottagemaidkindnessnew englanddisfigured facewar injurytold in flashbackcanteenfiancéewar traumaugly girlamerican g.i.blind musicianact of kindness

About The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage is a drama, fantasy, romance film released in 1945 exploring themes of suicide attempt, transformation, seclusion, enchantment, based on play or musical, cottage. Directed by John Cromwell, it stars Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall. A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

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