---
title: 'The Bigamist (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ida Lupino'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bigamist-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045557/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bigamist (1953)

1953 · 80 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Bigamist is a 1953 American drama film noir directed by Ida Lupino starring herself, Joan Fontaine, Edmond O'Brien, and Edmund Gwenn. Producer/Screenwriter Collier Young was married to Fontaine at the time and had previously been married to Lupino. The Bigamist has been cited as the first American feature film made in the sound era in which the female star of a film directed herself.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino)
- **Screenplay:** [Collier Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/collier-young)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leith Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leith-stevens)
- **Director of Photography:** [George E. Diskant](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-e-diskant)
- **Editor:** [Stanford Tischler](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanford-tischler)

## Cast

- [Joan Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-fontaine)
- [Jerry Hausner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-hausner)
- [Jack Chefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-chefe)
- [Kenneth Tobey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tobey)
- [Edmund Gwenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-gwenn)
- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien)
- [Peggy Maley](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-maley)
- [Jane Darwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-darwell)
- [Lilian Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilian-fontaine)
- [John Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-maxwell)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino)

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