fingerprints are found to be a match with some found at the crime scene. Back in San Francisco, Richard refuses to reveal his identity or speak in his defense, since he feels that doing so will only serve to cause his family more suffering because he has already ruined any chance he may have had at a tolerable future. He convinces Nora to help him keep his secret and allow him to be convicted and executed for his own murder. Cast Ann Sheridan as Nora Prentiss Kent Smith as Dr. Richard Talbot Bruce Bennett as Dr. Joel Merriam, Richard's business partner Robert Alda as Phil Dinardo, a nightclub owner Rosemary DeCamp as Lucy Talbot, Richard's wife John Ridgely as Walter Bailey, a patient who dies in Richard's office Robert Arthur as Gregory Talbot, Richard's son Wanda Hendrix as Bonita 'Bunny' Talbot, Richard's daughter Helen Brown as Miss Judson, Richard and Joel's nurse Rory Mallinson as Fleming, Richard's lawyer Henry Shannon as Police Lieutenant James Flavin as District Attorney Douglas Kennedy as Doctor Don McGuire as Truck Driver Clifton Young as Policeman Reception Box office According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $2,229,000 domestically and $1,095,000 internationally. Critical response When the film was released, the staff at Variety magazine gave the film an unfavorable review: Noir analysis Critics call the movie one of the best "woman's noir." Film historian Bob Porfirio notes, "Unlike such other Ann Sheridan or Joan Crawford motion pictures as The Unfaithful, Flamingo Road, and The Damned Don't Cry!, Nora Prentiss does not lapse into a romantic melodrama that might detract from the maudit sensibility, the quintessential element of film noir." References External links 1947 films 1947 drama films Adultery in films American drama films American black-and-white films Film noir Films scored by Franz Waxman Films about capital punishment Films directed by Vincent Sherman Films set in New York City Films set in San Francisco Films with screenplays by N. Richard Nash Warner Bros. films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films