In a bungalow in a forest in Essex lives Mrs. Bramson, a fussy hypochondriac. She pays her niece Olivia a small salary to act as her companion and the household also includes her cook, Mrs. Terence, and her maid Dora. When Dora gets pregnant, Mrs. Bramson is determined to get the boyfriend to marry her. At the same time, a woman disappears from a nearby hotel. The police begin investigations and, when Dora brings home her boyfriend Dan, Olivia immediately notices that his behavior is not quite normal. He is perpetually putting on an act and soon he worms his way into the affections of Mrs. Bramson, leaves his job as pageboy at the hotel and moves in. Then the woman's body is found - headless...
1936 | Broadway |
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1999 | Broadway |
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1999 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Brian MacDevitt |
1999 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design | James Noone |
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