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The Enchanted Cottage
The whole town WHISPERED about these two!
1945 · 1h 31m · APPROVED
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
John Cromwell
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.
Director and cast
- John Cromwell Director
- Dorothy McGuire as Laura Pennington
- Robert Young as Oliver Bradford
- Herbert Marshall as Major John Hillgrove
- Mildred Natwick as Mrs. Abigail Minnett
- Spring Byington as Violet Price
- Hillary Brooke as Beatrice Alexander
- Richard Gaines as Frederick 'Freddy' Price
- Alec Englander as Danny 'Taxi' Stanton
- Robert Clarke as Marine Corporal
- Eden Nicholas as Soldier
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