Rent Ivy (1947)
3.6 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 39min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When she meets the handsome and wealthy Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall), gold-digging Ivy (Joan Fontaine) will stop at nothing to get her hands on him, including murdering her husband (Richard Ney) and framing her lover (Patric Knowles) for the crime. But Inspector Orpington (Cedric Hardwicke) has his suspicions...
- Actors:
- Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, Richard Ney, Cedric Hardwicke, Lucile Watson, Sara Allgood, Henry Stephenson, Rosalind Ivan, Lillian Fontaine, Molly Lamont, Una O'Connor, Isobel Elsom, Alan Napier, Lois Austin, Lydia Bilbrook, Matthew Boulton, Ralph Brooks, Colin Campbell, Paul Cavanagh
- Directors:
- Sam Wood
- Producers:
- William Cameron Menzies
- Writers:
- Charles Bennett, Marie Belloc Lowndes
- Aka:
- Abismos
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/03/2026
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with academic and film curator Eloise Ross (2026)
- The Unappreciated Director (2026, 20 mins): in-depth appreciation of the film and Sam Wood by writer and film historian Neil Sinyard
- Suspense: 'The Story of Ivy ' (1945, 27 mins): radio adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel, starring Ann Richards, Raymond Lawrence, and Wally Maher
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
