Sleep, My Love (Remastered Edition) (1948) On DVD

Actor:           Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche, Rita Johnson, George Coulouris
Director:      Douglas Sirk
Genre:          Drama
Year:            1948
Studio:         Olive Films
Length:        97
Released:   April 15, 2014
Rating:         Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            Black & White
Language:  English
Subtitles  :    N/A

DESCRIPTION:

The great Douglas Sirk (Magnificent Obsession) directed the third and final teaming of Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche, they first appeared together in Mitchell Leisen's Midnight and later in Sam Wood's The Guest Wife. This Hitchcockian thriller casts Colbert as Alison Courtland, a wealthy New York socialite who awakens on a Boston-bound train with no memory of how she got there. A kind, elderly woman helps Alison call her husband Richard (Ameche), who in the meantime had contacted Detective Sgt. Strake (Raymond Burr, TV's Perry Mason) to help him find his missing wife. On the plane back home, Alison meets Bruce Elcott (Robert Cummings, The Devil and Miss Jones), who's immediately enamored with her. Upon Alison's return, Richard urges her to consult a psychiatrist, but the doctor's bizarre behavior and abusive manner nearly drives Alison mad. Is she really losing her mind or is there an elaborate scheme at play? This classic film noir features wonderful atmospheric cinematography by Joseph A. Valentine (Shadow of a Doubt, Saboteur) and stylish art direction by William Ferrari (Adam's Rib). Co-starring the Beautiful Hazel Brooks (Body and Soul).