Barbara Stanwyck might be a little too old for the part of a single mother who assumes the identity of a young woman who dies in a train crash in order for a chance at a better life, but she's worth watching in anything, and this is a solid drama with noir undertones from Mitchell Leisen, a director more commonly associated with lighter material. Lyle Bettger makes a strong impression in his screen debut as her scheming ex.
Review of No Man of Her Own
