History Film / TheBigamist

* ActorAllusion: When Harry first meets Phyllis, he mentions watching a lot of films over the years as a traveling salesman; he names ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' as one of his favorites, and states that he loves the actor who played Kris Kringle – i.e., Edmund Gwenn, who plays Mr. Jordan in this movie. Earlier, Eve compares Mr. Jordan to Santa Claus for his generosity and polite demeanor.

* CelebrityParadox: The tour of Hollywood stars' homes points out the home of Creator/EdmundGwenn – who appears in this film as Mr. Jordan.

* ActorAllusion: When Harry first meets Phyllis, he mentions watching a lot of films over the years as a traveling salesman; he mentions ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' as one of his favorites and states that he loves the actor who played Kris Kringle – i.e., Edmund Gwenn, who plays Mr. Jordan in this movie. Earlier, Eve compares Mr. Jordan to Santa Claus for his generosity and polite demeanor.

* ActorAllusion: When Harry first meets Phyllis, he mentions watching a lot of films over the years as a traveling salesman; he mentions ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' as one of his favorites and states that he loves the actor who played Kris Kringle: Creator/EdmundGwenn, who incidentally is Mr. Jordan in this film. Earlier, Eve also compares Mr. Jordan to Santa Claus for his generosity and polite demeanor.

* ActorAllusion: When Harry first meets Phyllis, he mentions watching a lot of films over the years as a travelling salesman; he points out that the film ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' is one of his favourite films and loves the actor who played Kris Kringle who, incidentally, is Mr. Jordan in this film. Earlier, Eve also compares Mr. Jordan to Santa Claus for his generosity and polite demeanor.

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Travelling salesman Harry Graham (O’Brien) and his business partner/wife Eve (Fontaine) want to adopt a child. They are all set to go for the adoption and only need the adoption agent, Mr. Jordan (Gwenn), to do a thorough investigation into their pasts. Eve is completely untroubled while Harry is acting increasingly suspicious.

Mr. Jordan snoops around, finding information about his office and work colleagues in Los Angeles, and eventually finds Harry living in a house with a child and wife in tow.

The shocked Mr. Jordan demands an explanation, and Harry tells him the story of how he met Phyllis (Lupino).

* CelebrityParadox: The tour of Hollywood stars' homes points out the home of Edmund Gwynn. Gwynn of course appears in this film as Mr. Jordan.

* ActorAllusion: When Harry first meets Phyllis, he mentions watching a lot of films over the years as a travelling salesman; he points out that the film ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' is one of his favourite films and loves the actor who played Kris Kringle who, incidentally, is Mr. Jordan in this film. Earlier, Phyllis also compares Mr. Jordan to Santa Claus for his generosity and polite demeanor.

* ActorAllusion: When Harry first meets Phyllis, he mentions watching a lot of films over the years as a travelling salesman. He points out that the film ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' is one of his favourite films and loves the actor who played Kris Kringle who, incidentally, is Mr. Jordan in this film.

* DarkSecret: Harry is a bigamist…made plain by the title.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The dialogue exchange that comes near the end of Harry and Phyllis's date, which reveals that their night is going to end in sex.
--> '''Harry''': You know I'm going away again tomorrow.\\
'''Phyllis''': There's more than enough time, love.

* YourCheatingHeart: While on a bus sight-seeing tour, Harry puts the moves on Phyllis, but she rejects his weak advances until she realizes that he’s rather harmless.

* NoRomanticResolution: Now off to jail, the film leaves it ambiguous as to which one of his wives will wait for him when Harry’s out of jail.

* CharacterFlaw: Harry's a good guy and everybody likes him, but he's weak-willed. His lack of assertiveness is why he lets his wife take a big role in their business despite how much it irritates him. This flaw along with general horniness is why he goes out with Phyllis. And this flaw is why he makes the disastrous decision to enter into a bigamous marriage to Phyllis--he doesn't have the nerve to ask Eve for a divorce, and he doesn't have the guts to enter into a more logical financial support arrangement for Phyllis.

* TheBigamist: Due to Harry’s inability to come clean to Eve (mostly because her father recently died and she’s excited about their adoption), he marries Phyllis while still married to Eve.

''The Bigamist'' is a 1953 FilmNoir directed by Creator/IdaLupino, who also stars in it along with Creator/JoanFontaine, and Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/EdmundGwenn.

Travelling salesman, Harry Graham (O’Brien), and his business partner/wife, Eve (Fontaine) want to adopt a child. They are all set to go for the adoption and only need the adoption agent, Mr. Jordan (Gwenn), to do a thorough investigation into their pasts. Eve is completely untroubled while Harry is acting increasingly suspicious.

''The Bigamist'' (1953) is a FilmNoir directed by Creator/IdaLupino, starring Creator/JoanFontaine, Creator/IdaLupino, and Edmond O’Brien.

Travelling salesman, Harry Graham (O’Brien), and his business partner/wife, Eve (Fontaine) want to adopt a child. They are all set to go for the adoption and only need the adoption agent, Mr. Jordan (Creator/EdmundGwenn), to do a thorough investigation into their pasts. Eve is completely untroubled while Harry is acting increasingly suspicious.

Travelling salesman, Harry Graham (O’Brien), and his business partner/wife, Eve (Fontaine) want to adopt a child. They are all set to go for the adoption and only need the adoption agent, Mr. Jordan (Edmund Gwenn), to do a thorough investigation into their pasts. Eve is completely untroubled while Harry is acting increasingly suspicious.

* FramingDevice: The film begins with Mr. Jordan’s investigation into Harry’s past. When discovers the truth, Harry tells his story through a series of flashbacks.

The shocked Mr. Jordan demands an explanation, and Harry tells him the story of how he met Phyllis (Lupino).

Travelling salesman, Harry Graham (O’Brien), and his business partner/wife, Eve (Fontaine) want to adopt a child. They are all set to go for the adoption and only need the adoption agent, Mr. Jordan (Edmund Gwenn), to do a thorough investigation into their pasts. Eve is completely untroubled while Harry acting increasingly suspicious.

Mr. Jordan snoops around Harry’s other work colleagues in Los Angeles, and eventually finds Harry living in a house with a child and wife in tow.

* BettyAndVeronica: Eve is the cold blonde who’s all business while Phyllis is a lonely brunette who needs Harry. However, Eve is later shown that she was angry about her infertility and dedicated herself to her work, not realizing that she was pushing Harry away. When she goes to visit her sick father, she promises that this will change when she gets back. When Phyllis becomes pregnant, she doesn’t want to force marriage on Harry, but he tells her that he will marry her because he loves her.
* DarkSecret: Harry is a bigamist…
* DownerEnding: Harry has broken the heart of both women, who he clearly loves for different reasons. And the film leaves it
* FramingDevice: The film begins with Mr. Jordan’s investigation into Harry’s past, and when he finds Harry out, Harry tells his story through a series of flashbacks.
* LoveTriangle: Eve and Phyllis love Harry, and Harry loves both women.

* MarryThemAll: With Eve he’s a successful businessman with a smart wife who adores him, and with Phyllis, he has a son and a wife who needs him: so, he keeps both.

* YourCheatingHeart: While on a bus sight-seeing tour, Harry puts the moves on Phyllis, but she rejects his weak advances until she realizes that he’s friendlier.

''The Bigamist'' (1950) is a FilmNoir directed by Creator/IdaLupino, starring Creator/JoanFontaine, Creator/IdaLupino, and Edmond O’Brien.

* ActorAllusion: When Harry first meets Phyllis, he mentions watching a lot of films over the years as a travelling salesman. He points out that the film ‘’Film/MiracleOn34Street is one of his favourite films and loves the actor who played Kris Kringle who, incidentally, is Mr. Jordan in this film.