After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
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A woman suspected of murdering her doctor boyfriend has an identical twin sister. When both twins have an alibi for the night of the murder, a psychiatrist is called in to assist a ... See full summary »
Director:
Robert Siodmak
Stars:
Olivia de Havilland,
Lew Ayres,
Thomas Mitchell
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in the death of her husband, and has to flee with her to the Mexican border.
Director:
John Farrow
Stars:
Robert Mitchum,
Faith Domergue,
Claude Rains
In Montreal, a police inspector slowly discovers a plot to kidnap a nuclear physicist, American mobsters, foreign spies, and a blonde seductress, are all involved.
Director:
Lewis Allen
Stars:
Edward G. Robinson,
George Raft,
Audrey Totter
Sam Hurley, "Nation's No. 1 killer" with a cold contempt for "heroes," escapes prison with two companions and takes a mixed bag of hostages to Nevada ghost town Lost Hope City. He knows ... See full summary »
Director:
Dick Powell
Stars:
Stephen McNally,
Alexis Smith,
Jan Sterling
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a "romantic leading man." On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive? The answer brings on a game of cat and mouse; but who's the cat and who's the mouse? Written by
Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
According to a story told by Jack Palance, Joan Crawford and Gloria Grahame did not get along and got into a physical altercation at one point during the filming. The fight started after Grahame sat on the edge of the set during a Crawford closeup and very obviously sucked and smacked loudly on a lolly pop in an attempt to wind Crawford up. It worked, and Palance noted that the all male crew watched the fight for a few moments rather curiously before stepping in to end it. See more »
Goofs
When Junior brings Irene to her apartment and refuses to leave, she tries twice to close the door. Each time, a stagehand's hand can be seen reaching for the knob from out in the hall, a common practice on stage sets if a door doesn't latch properly or stay closed. See more »
Quotes
Lester Blaine:
I like to look at you.
Myra Hudson:
You couldn't possibly at this hour of the morning.
Lester Blaine:
Oh, anyone can look at you in the afternoon.
Myra Hudson:
But I haven't even got my lipstick on! A woman has to wear lipstick. I feel positively naked without it.
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Jack Palance has always looked a little maniacal and he plays it here. Just imagine seeing this one in the theater when it arrived on the scene in '52--suspense aplenty!
San Francisco is the backdrop for a mystery that builds until the very end. Joan Crawford is a wanted woman and doesn't crack too many smiles over the last 40 minutes of the picture.
The beauty of this film is its simplicity. There could have been a dozen different endings but this one works.
We won't talk plot--you'll just have it see it for yourself--you won't be disappointed.
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Jack Palance has always looked a little maniacal and he plays it here. Just imagine seeing this one in the theater when it arrived on the scene in '52--suspense aplenty!
San Francisco is the backdrop for a mystery that builds until the very end. Joan Crawford is a wanted woman and doesn't crack too many smiles over the last 40 minutes of the picture.
The beauty of this film is its simplicity. There could have been a dozen different endings but this one works.
We won't talk plot--you'll just have it see it for yourself--you won't be disappointed.