Jandy Hardesty’s review published on Letterboxd:
Pretty minor film for Nicholas Ray, a sort of noir, sort of melodrama with Maureen O'Hara confessing to the attempted murder of Gloria Grahame, her singing protege (and proxy, since O'Hara had lost her ability to sing). Their sort-of in common boyfriend Melvyn Douglas doesn't believe it, and the backstory of the trio's history together comes out in a series of flashbacks.
I always enjoy seeing Gloria Grahame, but she's a little miscast as an ingenue - she's much more effective in a tougher role, though she does a decent job with what she's given. The real problem with the film is there isn't very much motivation for O'Hara's actions that set off the whole thing. When we do find out the truth, it's so very anticlimactic that the entire film is basically rendered pointless.
How it entered my Flickchart:
A Woman's Secret < The Asphalt Jungle
A Woman's Secret < Cold Mountain
A Woman's Secret < The Lady and the Reaper
A Woman's Secret > Ashoka
A Woman's Secret > Night and Day
A Woman's Secret > Louisiana Purchase
A Woman's Secret > Julia Misbehaves
A Woman's Secret < The Kiss
A Woman's Secret > Deeply
A Woman's Secret < The Princess and the Pirate
A Woman's Secret < International Velvet
A Woman's Secret > Bradley Manning Had Secrets
Final ranking: #2948 out of #3348