Undercurrent

Nov 11, 1946

1h 56m

★ 5.8

An Irresistible Force That Draws a Man and Woman Together!

Overview

After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Undercurrent Trailers

Cast

Ann Hamilton

Katharine Hepburn

Alan Garroway

Robert Taylor

Michael Garroway

Robert Mitchum

Professor Hamilton

Edmund Gwenn

Lucy

Marjorie Main

Sylvia Burton

Jayne Meadows

Mr. Warmsley

Clinton Sundberg

Joseph Bangs

Dan Tobin

Mrs. Foster

Kathryn Card

George

Leigh Whipper

Justice Putnam

Charles Trowbridge

Henry Gilson

James Westerfield

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