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Home Before Dark

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When Charlotte Bronn (Jean Simmons) returns home from a mental institution, having been committed after having a nervous breakdown, she must adapt to life on the outside with the help of her husband, Arnold (Dan O'Herlihy). The problem is that Charlotte's stepmother (Mabel Albertson) and stepsister (Rhonda Fleming) attempt to undermine Arnold. Because of her difficult home life, Charlotte ends up having an affair with college professor Jake Diamond (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.).

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/15/2012
B+
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/01/2011
B-
Powerful emotional story but thin soap opera story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d @RT35616104 07/20/2020 Simmons is great and makes the film really interesting. See more 01/31/2018 A different spin on the psycho-dramas if the period... is she imagining or is there actually a family conspiracy? The truth - and happiness - is often somewhere in between. And why is it that Simmons so often seems to be the voice-double of Audrey Hepburn? See more 09/03/2016 An oldie but a real-goodie! Jean Simmons comes home from a mental institution to find the truth about why she was there in the first place. Made in 1958 in gold old black and white... Til done! See more s r @ScottR 03/15/2015 A sad and tragic drama about sanity and relationships. Although it raised good issues, I was left sad. See more 02/08/2013 I kept waiting for something to happen. See more 10/15/2012 ok psychological drama See more Read all reviews
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Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Jean Simmons

Charlotte Bronn

Dan O'Herlihy

Arnold Bronn

Rhonda Fleming

Joan Carlisle

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Jacob "'Jake"' Diamond

Mabel Albertson

Inez Winthrop
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Synopsis When Charlotte Bronn (Jean Simmons) returns home from a mental institution, having been committed after having a nervous breakdown, she must adapt to life on the outside with the help of her husband, Arnold (Dan O'Herlihy). The problem is that Charlotte's stepmother (Mabel Albertson) and stepsister (Rhonda Fleming) attempt to undermine Arnold. Because of her difficult home life, Charlotte ends up having an affair with college professor Jake Diamond (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.).
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
Screenwriter
Robert Bassing, Eileen Bassing
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2016
Runtime
2h 16m