An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostracized them.
Costume
Edith Head's opulent Creole-inspired gowns are the real star.
Acting
Bergman commits fully to Clio's theatrical victimhood—no notes.
Cinematography
Technicolor so saturated you'll need sunglasses.
Director
Sam Wood
Gary Cooper
Colonel Clint Maroon
Ingrid Bergman
Clio Dulaine
Flora Robson
Angelique Buiton
Jerry Austin
Cupidon
John Warburton
Bartholomew Van Steed
Florence Bates
Sophie Bellop
Curt Bois
Augustin Haussy
John Abbott
Roscoe Bean
Ethel Griffies
Clarissa Van Steed
Al Bridge
Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Diner (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
Guilia Forosini (uncredited)
Fred Essler
Monsieur Begue (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Cowhand (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1943 but shelved for two years; Warner Bros feared audiences wouldn't buy Bergman as a scheming Creole seductress after her saintly roles. They were... not entirely wrong.
The film's racial casting choices aged horrifically—Flora Robson in brownface as Angelique was controversial even then, and remains the movie's biggest shadow.
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