Portrait of Jennie poster

Cast

Jennifer Jones profile

Jennifer Jones

Jennie Appleton

Joseph Cotten profile

Joseph Cotten

Eben Adams

Ethel Barrymore profile

Ethel Barrymore

Miss Spinney

Lillian Gish profile

Lillian Gish

Mother Mary of Mercy

David Wayne profile

David Wayne

Gus O'Toole

Florence Bates profile

Florence Bates

Mrs. Jekes

Clem Bevans profile

Clem Bevans

Capt. Cobb

Maude Simmons profile

Maude Simmons

Clara Morgan

Anne Francis profile

Anne Francis

Teenager In Art Gallery

Nancy Reagan profile

Nancy Reagan

Teenager in Art Gallery

Nancy Olson profile

Nancy Olson

Teenager in Art Gallery

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

US

Reviews

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A review by John Chard

August 2, 2019

Eerie, magnetic and just incredibly lovely.

Eben Adams is a struggling artist who feels his work has no real substance, but one day as he mopes around Central Park, a beautiful young girl by the name of Jennie Appleton meets his acquaintance. Totally enchanting, Jennie engages Eben in a conversation that doesn't sit quite right with the time, then after singing him a haunting little tune she vanishes as quickly as she had appeared. From this point on, Eben's life will never be...

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A review by CinemaSerf 7

July 9, 2022

This is a wonderfully captivating story featuring Joseph Cotton as ("Eben") a struggling artist - he just cannot find inspiration. When he visits the gallery of Ethel Barrymore, she acquires one of his paintings - sympathy or shrewdness? Well, shortly afterwards he encounters the young "Jennie" (Jennifer Jones) and all of a sudden his outlook brightens, his life begins to take shape - but, is she what he thinks she is, needs her to be - is any of it? William Dieterle has a...

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