My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Stevenson
Written byLeopold Atlas (adaptation)
Screenplay byMarion Parsonnet
Based onCarriage Entrance
1947 novel
by Polan Banks
Produced byPolan Banks
Robert Sparks
StarringRobert Mitchum
Ava Gardner
Melvyn Douglas
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited byGeorge C. Shrader
Music byFriedrich Hollaender
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • April 21, 1951 (1951-04-21) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,150,000 (US rentals)[2]
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My Forbidden Past is a 1951 American historical film noir directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner.[3] Adapted by Leopold Atlas from Polan Banks' novel Carriage Entrance.

  1. ^ "My Forbidden Past: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
  3. ^ "My Forbidden Past (1951) - Robert Stevenson - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.