A Stolen Life (film)
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| Directed by | Curtis Bernhardt |
| Screenplay by | Catherine Turney Margaret Buell Wilder (adaptation) |
| Based on | Uloupeny Zivot 1935 novel by Karel Josef Benes |
| Produced by | Bette Davis |
| Starring | Bette Davis Glenn Ford Dane Clark Walter Brennan Charlie Ruggles Bruce Bennett |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller Sol Polito |
| Edited by | Rudi Fehr |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
Production company | B.D. Production |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,217,000 |
| Box office | $4,785,000 $3 million (US rentals) |
A Stolen Life is a 1946 American drama film starring Bette Davis, who also produced it. The film, based on the 1935 novel A Stolen Life by Karel Josef Benes, was directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Among the supporting cast are Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Peggy Knudsen, Charlie Ruggles, and Bruce Bennett. It is a remake of the 1939 British film Stolen Life starring Elisabeth Bergner and Michael Redgrave.
It was nominated for Best Special Effects (William C. McGann; Special Audible Effects by Nathan Levinson) at the 19th Academy Awards, but lost to Blithe Spirit.
The second time Davis played twin sisters was in Dead Ringer (1964).