'' A Stolen Life '' is a 1946 drama film starring Bette Davis , who also produced , and directed by Curtis Bernhardt . Based on the 1935 novel , " A Stolen Life " by Karel Josef Benes , which was in Czechoslovakia . The supporting cast includes Glenn Ford , Dane Clark , Peggy Knudsen , Charlie Ruggles , and Bruce Bennett ( formerly " Herman Brix " ) . The movie is a remake of a 1939 British film '' Stolen Life '' starring Elisabeth Bergner and Michael Redgrave . The film 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
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19th Academy Awards
A Stolen Life (1946 film)