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Deep Valley is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jean Negulesco released in USA on 30 july 1947 with Ida Lupino
Deep Valley (1947)
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Add to a movie listDeep Valley is a 1947 drama starring Ida Lupino and Dane Clark, directed by Jean Negulesco and produced and released by Warner Bros. A young woman lives unhappily with her embittered parents in an isolated rural home until an escaped convict changes her dreary existence. It was based on the novel of the same name by Dan Totheroh.
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A young woman, Libby Saul (Ida Lupino), lives with her parents, who are themselves estranged, on an isolated farm not far from the California coast. Libby is used by her parents as a diplomatic middle-man, since they no longer speak to ach other directly. She has developed a stammer over the years, and spends ost of her spare time wandering around in the nearby woods with her beloved dog, Joe. One day when she is out wandering she bumps into a group of convicts who are building a road along the coastline. She takes an interest in the convicts and their building, so she returns for several days, without her parents knowing, to watch them at a distance. She is particularly interested in one of the handsome young convicts, Barry Burnett (Dane Clark).Actors
Ida Lupino
(Libby Saul)
Dane Clark
(Barry Burnette)
Wayne Morris
(Jeff Barker)
Fay Bainter
(Ellie Saul)
Henry Hull
(Cliff Saul)
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