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My Reputation (1946)

My Reputation poster
Directed by
Curtis Bernhardt
Genre
drama film, war film, Christmas film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy widow in the 1940s starts a romance with an army officer. Her friends, her mother, and even her own sons disapprove of the relationship because of gossip and social expectations.

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What happens

My Reputation is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Barbara Stanwyck portrays an upper-class widow whose romance with an army officer causes trouble for her gossiping friends, domineering mother and young sons. Catherine Turney wrote the script, an adaptation of Clare Jaynes' 1942 novel Instruct My Sorrows. Stanwyck's costumes were designed by Edith Head. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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