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Conflict (1945)

APPROVED 86 min  -  Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller  -   15 June 1945 (USA)
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A hen-pecked engineer trapped in an unhappy marriage murders his wife in hopes of marrying her younger sister.

Director:

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers:

Arthur T. Horman (screenplay), Dwight Taylor (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Richard Mason
Alexis Smith Alexis Smith ...
Evelyn Turner
Sydney Greenstreet Sydney Greenstreet ...
Dr. Mark Hamilton
Rose Hobart Rose Hobart ...
Kathryn Mason
Charles Drake Charles Drake ...
Prof. Norman Holsworth
Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell ...
Dr. Grant
Patrick O'Moore Patrick O'Moore ...
Det. Lt. Egan (as Pat O'Moore)
Ann Shoemaker Ann Shoemaker ...
Nora Grant
Edwin Stanley Edwin Stanley ...
Phillips (as Ed Stanley)
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Storyline

Richard Mason is slightly injured in a car accident but pretends greater hurt so that he cannot accompany his wife Kathryn on a trip to the mountains. He does, however, kill her on a lonely mountain road. Or did he? He smells her perfume, finds her jewelry, sees an envelope addressed with her handwriting. He must go back to the scene of the crime to find ... what? Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Car Accident | Murder | Engineer | Rose | Henpecked Husband  | See more »

Taglines:

SUSPENSE...SUSPICION...MAN-WOMAN DESIRES! (original print ad - all caps)

Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Konflikt See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The statue of the Maltese Falcon is clearly displayed as an ornament on the top of the wooden filing cabinet in Det. Lt. Egan's office when Richard visits. A few years earlier, Bogart and Greenstreet has appear in the movie about this statue, by the same name. No reference to it in the dialogue is made. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Richard sees his wife disappear into an empty apartment, the owner tells him that the place has "redone floors and all new wallpaper", yet every wall is plain paint. See more »

Quotes

Kathryn Mason: You're in love with her aren't you? I thought so. Well what're you going to do about it?
Richard Mason: How can I do anything about it? I haven't said anything to her and I don't intend to. When I married you, your sister was jusjt a kid. Now she's grown up and I happen to find myself in love with her. Just one of those things that can't be helped.
Kathryn Mason: I suppose you'd like me to step out of the picture, well I'll never do that.
Richard Mason: I know that.
Kathryn Mason: As though you should try to leave me because she'd never marry you anyway, she's too loyal.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Cosby Show: Elvin Pays for Dinner (#6.13)" (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"How Sweet You Are"
(uncredited)
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Played after Richard leaves the phone booth, talks to the operator and Dr. Hamilton, and out on the terrace See more »