Ladies in Retirement (stage)
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Ladies in Retirement (stage) is a 1940 British stage thriller about two eccentric sisters and a deadly household scheme, later adapted into a well-known film noir.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ladies in Retirement | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film noir
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ thriller play ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ladies in Retirement (stage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Ladies in Retirement (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | eccentric sisters ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Ladies in Retirement fictional universe ⓘ |
| hasFormat | stage thriller ⓘ |
| hasSetting | private household ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
ⓘ
family obligation ⓘ greed ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | deadly household scheme ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | rural English house ⓘ |
| notableFor | being adapted into a well-known film noir ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
domestic crime
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eccentric sisters ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| workTitle | Ladies in Retirement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | British stage thriller ⓘ |
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Ladies in Retirement