In a long flashback, a New York publisher is in Venice pursuing the lost love letters of an early-19th-century poet, Jeffrey Ashton, who disappeared mysteriously. Using a false name, Lewis Venable rents a room from Juliana Bordereau, once Jeffrey Ashton's lover, now an aged recluse. Running the household is Juliana's severe niece, Tina, who mistrusts Venable from the first moment. He realizes all is not right when late one night he finds Tina, her hair unpinned and wild, at the piano. She calls him Jeffrey and throws herself at him. The family priest warns Venable to tread carefully around her fantasies, but he wants the letters at any cost, even Tina's sanity.
The Lost Moment (1947) is a drama, thriller and romance film directed by Martin Gabel, released on November 21, 1947 with a runtime of 1h 29m. It stars Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead and Joan Lorring. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 26 ratings.
Robert Cummings
as Lewis Venable
Susan Hayward
as Tina Bordereau
Agnes Moorehead
as Juliana Borderau
Joan Lorring
as Amelia
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Father Rinaldo
John Archer
as Charles Russell
Frank Puglia
as Pietro
Minerva Urecal
as Maria
William Edmunds
as Vittorio
Directed by Martin Gabel, written by Henry James and Leonardo Bercovici, produced by Walter Wanger.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 26 ratings.
Dead among the living and living among the dead. The Lost Moment is directed by Martin Gabel and adapted by Leonardo Bercovici from the Henry James novel, The Aspern Papers. It stars Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead and Eduardo Ciannelli. Music is by Daniele Amfitheatrof and cinematography by Hal Mohr. Lewis Venable (Cummings) is a publisher who travels to Venice in search of love letters written by…
Reviewed on January 29, 2017
When opportunistic publisher "Lewis Venable" (Robert Cummings) sets out to track down some long-lost love letters from recently re-discovered poet "Jeffrey Ashton", he ends up in a Dickensian-style mansion house where the writer's former mistress, the very elderly "Juliana" (an almost unrecognisable Agnes Moorhead) dressed in black, sits in her chair most of the time with frustrated daughter "Tina" (Susan Hayward)…
Reviewed on July 7, 2022
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The main cast of The Lost Moment (1947) includes Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, Joan Lorring and Eduardo Ciannelli. The film was directed by Martin Gabel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Lost Moment was released on November 21, 1947 and runs for 1h 29m.
The Lost Moment (1947) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 26 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, thriller and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
