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Another Man's Poison (1951)In an isolated house, mystery writer Janet Frobisher is involved in potentially murderous relationships. Director:Irving Rapper |
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Janet Frobisher
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George Bates
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Dr. Henderson
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Larry Stevens
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Chris Dale
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Reginald Beckwith | ... |
Mr. Bigley
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Edna Morris | ... |
Mrs. Bunting
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Mystery writer Janet Frobisher lives alone in a dark English country house, when she's not philandering with her secretary's fiancée. At an extremely awkward moment, she has an unwelcome visitor: George Bates, who claims to be the partner in crime of Janet's estranged husband. George insinuates himself into Janet's home and life despite her efforts to get rid of him; the tangled relationships develop into a macabre, murderous cat-and-mouse game. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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riding crop | murder | older woman younger man relationship | poison | domestic violence |Taglines:
She Had Everything You Could Give A Woman To Torment A Man!Parents Guide:
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6 January 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gift für den Anderen See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish
Used instrumentally (character Janet plays record)
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Janet Frobisher: You have much more than that but it is obvious you do not know how to use it.See more »
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"STARDUST"Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish
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In New Yorkshimore, the adulterous writer of mystery novels Janet Frobisher (Bette Davis) is surprised by the stranger George Bates (Gary Merrill) that is waiting for her inside her isolated house nearby a lake seeking out her husband George Preston. Bates tells Janet that her husband and he had robbed a bank; however her husband panicked in the heist and shot a guard. Janet tells that she is alone and surprisingly reveals that she had poisoned her husband and shows his body in the office. Out of the blue, her nosy next door neighbor Dr. Henderson (Emlyn Williams) pays a visit to her and George introduces himself as Janet's estranged husband that was traveling in Himalaya. Then they decide to dump the body in the lake, but Janet's secretary Chris Dale (Barbara Murray) and her fiancé and Janet's lover Larry Steven (Anthony Steel) arrive for the weekend and George dispose the corpse alone. Along the next days, the situation becomes tense with the quartet while Dr. Henderson snoops the house. When George kills Janet's horse Fury, the cynical writer plots a plan to gets rid of the inconvenient George.
"Another Man's Poison" is a theatrical film shot practically in one location with a plot about murder and adultery that is indeed a witty mouse-and-cat game. The fantastic Bette Davis plays the role of a devilish selfish woman that only loves her horse Fury. Emlyn Williams performs an irritating character and only in the end there is an explanation for his annoying attitude. The conclusion is ironic and the black-humor is moralist in a certain viewpoint. My vote is seven.
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