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Where Danger Lives (1950) More at IMDbPro »

One night at the hospital, young doctor Jeff Cameron meets Margo, who's brought in after a suicide attempt. He quickly falls for her and they become romanticly involved, but it turns out that Margo is married. At a confrontation, Margo's husband accidentally gets killed and Jeff and Margo flee. Heading for Mexico, they try to outrun the law. Written by Leon Wolters {wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl}

Interne Jeff Cameron treats attempted suicide Margo, who is so gorgeous he falls for her despite prior ties with nurse Julie. But after a few dates with Margo, he learns her "father" is really her husband. Jeff receives a concussion in a drunken brawl, reviving to find the husband dead. Still woozy, he lets Margo persuade him to flee with her. But what is Margo hiding? Written by Rod Crawford {puffinus@u.washington.edu}

Jeff Cameron, a young doctor at the beginning of his career, links his destiny to that of a patient he saves from suicide. He dumps the secure, rather plain nurse Julie, for the passionate but perplexing Margo. Confused, caught up in Margo's deceptions, Jeff loses his sense of reality and finds himself fleeing with her for the Mexican border. Together they race desparately through a post-WWII noir-American landscape peopled with grostesque small-town types eager to exploit their every turn."Once we cross the border, it'll be alright" says Margo... Written by {cantor@creative.net}

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