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Director:
Michael Curtiz
Writers:
Charlotte Armstrong (novel)
Bess Meredyth (adaptation)
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Release Date:
3 October 1947 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller more
Plot:
A girl has been murdered. A woman cannot remember a man who claims to be her husband. Her uncle hosts... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Noir City 7—Eddie Muller’s Introductory Remarks to The Unsuspected and Desperate
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an overlooked, forgotten gem more (30 total)

Cast

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Joan Caulfield ... Matilda Frazier

Claude Rains ... Victor Grandison
Audrey Totter ... Althea Keane

Constance Bennett ... Jane Moynihan
Hurd Hatfield ... Oliver Keane
Ted North ... Steven Francis Howard (as Michael North)
Fred Clark ... Richard Donovan

Harry Lewis ... Max
Jack Lambert ... Mr. Press
Ray Walker ... Donovan's Assistant
Nana Bryant ... Mrs. White
Walter Baldwin ... Justice of the Peace
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Charles Horvath ... Cab Driver (unconfirmed)
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12237, General Audience)
Company:
Michael Curtiz Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Debut of Fred Clark. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Steve Edwards shows up for the first time at the front door of Grandison's home, the cameraman is clearly reflected on the window of the door. more
Quotes:
Steven Howard: I like matches. You never have to refill them. And when you're through with them, you simply throw them away... like people. more
Soundtrack:
Let the Rest of the World Go By more

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an overlooked, forgotten gem, 23 June 2003
Author: edward-miller-1 from miami fl

Bravo, TCM, for showing this. I haven't seen it since I was in my teens thirty years ago. It is similar but in many ways superior to Laura. The major flaw of Laura is that it is impossible to believe that Clifton Webb has a great, overriding physical passion for Gene Tierney. There is no such nonsense in The Unsuspected. This is a highly atmospheric, evocative and literate noir set in the sophisticated world of radio and literary circles. We have a powerful, understated performance from Rains alternating between the likeable and sinister. He was one of the very few actors who could pull this kind of thing off (i.e. Notorious, Deception).I take great exception to a previous comment here about a "throwaway cast." Throwaway? Audrey Totter? Constance Bennett? Hurd Hatfield? The too little seen Fred Clark? Hardly throwaway! Totter's performance is etched in acid and this, with her job in Tension, is the best of this fabulous lady's career! She and Bennett here play both sides of the bitch coin. Totter is the nasty side, Bennett the amusing and brittle side. Both of theses dames bring life to dialogue that even on paper would be smart. If you love Warner Brothers, Rains, Totter, Bennett, or noir in general, this is a tasty treat.

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