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Home Before Dark

1959·2h 16m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
1,354 votes

Jean Simmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity after she walks out of a mental institution.

Home Before Dark is a 1959 drama movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Jean Simmons, Rhonda Fleming, Dan O'Herlihy. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 1,354 votes and runs 2h 16m.

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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Stars
Jean Simmons
Rhonda Fleming
Dan O'Herlihy
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Details
1959-01-16
136 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English
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