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My Name Is Julia Ross
Thriller · Mystery · 1945
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.
Movie details
My Name Is Julia Ross
“She went to sleep as a secretary ... and woke up a madman's "bride"!”
1945 Thriller · Mystery 1h 5m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over My Name Is Julia Ross?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis
Written by
Muriel Roy Bolton
Nina Foch
Julia Ross
May Whitty
Mrs. Hughes
George Macready
Ralph Hughes
Roland Varno
Dennis Bruce
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Sparkes
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Mackie
Queenie Leonard
Alice (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put My Name Is Julia Ross on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.