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Nina Foch delivers a surprisingly strong performance as the title character in this fun little Gothic nail-biter. She accepts a position as secretary to a London society dowager (played imperiously by Dame May Witty) and her creepy son (the effete and bothersome George Macready). Before she knows it, she awakens to find herself in a seaside manor she's never seen before, where Witty and Macready are calling her Marian and trying to convince the servants and the nearby townspeople that she's Macready's mad wife. Of course this pair can only be planning dastardly deeds, and even though we know Julia has to eventually escape her trap, director Joseph Lewis builds real suspense in answering the question of just how she'll manage it.

"My Name Is Julia Ross" has nothing stylistically to set it apart from any number of films that came out at the same time period, but I was surprised by how well it held together despite its shoe-string budget and B-movie pedigree. There are quite a few moments that just may have you on the edge of your seat, and I found myself really rooting for Julia as she caught on to the scheme underfoot and began to outsmart her captors. In any other Gothic thriller, the heroine would have swooned, screamed and dithered, waiting for her hero to come and save her. So I can't tell you how refreshing it was to have the heroine in this film use her brain and figure out how to save herself.

Well done.

Grade: B+
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Nina Foch levererar en förvånansvärt stark föreställning som titelfigur i denna roliga lilla gotiska nagelbitare. Hon accepterar en tjänst som sekreterare till en Londonsocietetsänka (spelad i fara av Dame May Witty) och hennes läskige son (den effete och besvärande George Macready). Innan hon vet ordet av vaknar hon upp för att befinna sig i en herrgård vid havet som hon aldrig sett förut, där Witty och Macready kallar henne Marian och försöker övertyga tjänarna och de närliggande stadsborna om att hon är Macreadys galna fru. Naturligtvis kan det här paret bara planera hemska handlingar, och även om vi vet att Julia måste fly från sin fälla, bygger regissören Joseph Lewis upp en verklig spänning i att svara på frågan om hur hon ska hantera det. "My Name Is Julia Ross" har inget stilistiskt att skilja den från något antal filmer som kom ut samtidigt, men jag blev förvånad över hur bra den höll ihop trots sin skosträngade budget och B-filmie härstamning. Det finns en hel del ögonblick som bara kan ha dig på kanten av din plats, och jag fann mig själv verkligen heja på Julia när hon fångade på planen under fötterna och började överlista sina fångar. I vilken annan gotisk thriller som helst skulle hjältinnan ha svimmat, skrikit och gitter, i väntan på att hennes hjälte skulle komma och rädda henne. Så jag kan inte säga hur uppfriskande det var att ha hjältinnan i den här filmen använda sin hjärna och räkna ut hur man räddar sig själv. Bra gjort. Grad: B+
Nina Foch delivers a surprisingly strong performance as a title character in this fun little Gothic nail biter. She accepts a position as secretary to a London society widow (played in danger by Dame May Witty) and her creepy son (the effete and troublesome George Macready). Before she knows it, she wakes up to be in a mansion by the sea she has never seen before, where Witty and Macready call her Marian and tries to convince the servants and nearby townspeople that she is Macready's crazy wife. Of course, this couple can only plan terrible actions, and although we know Julia must escape from her trap, director Joseph Lewis builds up a real thrill in answering the question of how to deal with it. "My Name Is Julia Ross" has nothing stylistic to distinguish it from any number of films that came out at the same time, but I was surprised how well it held together despite its shoe-stringed budget and B-filmie lineage. There are a lot of moments that can only have you on the edge of your seat, and I found myself really cheering on Julia when she caught on the field under her feet and started outsmarting her prisoners. In any other Gothic thriller, the heroine would have fainted, screamed, and giggled, waiting for her hero to come and save her. So I can't tell you how refreshing it was to have the heroine in this movie use your brain and figure out how to save yourself. Well done. Grade: B+