Inferno (1953)

A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.

Director:

Roy Ward Baker

Writer:

Francis M. Cockrell

Stars:

Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan

Cast

Cast overview:
Robert Ryan	...	Donald Whitley Carson III
Rhonda Fleming	...	Geraldine Carson
William Lundigan	...	Joseph Duncan
Larry Keating	...	Dave Emory
Henry Hull	...	Sam Elby
Carl Betz	...	Lt. Mike Platt
Robert Burton	...	Sheriff

Storyline

20th Century-Fox put a lot of eggs in this 1953 film---3-D and stereophonic sound on prints for the few theatres equipped for that sound system in 1953, and the result was possibly the best 3-D film made during the craze. The basically-simple plot, in theory but more than that in execution, concerns a spoiled and alcoholic millionaire, Robert Ryan, who breaks his leg falling off of a horse, and is left to die in the desert by his cheating wife, Rhonda Fleming (born for Technicolor and 3-D), and her lover, William Lundigan.

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Plot Keywords:

desert | millionaire | broken leg | partner | 3 dimensional | 

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Taglines:

YOU are trapped in the great Devil's Canyon of the Mojave Desert!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 1954 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Verhängnisvolle Spuren

Filming Locations:

Mojave Desert, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film was originally released in 3D and in stereophonic sound.

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Connections

Referenced in Experiments in Love (1977)

User Reviews

Exciting thriller packs a punch

This exciting thriller packs a punch as a cheating wife (Rhonda Fleming) and her scheming lover (William Lundigan) purposely abandon her husband with a broken leg in the middle of the Mojave Desert without transportation or supplies. But they're not clever enough by half...as they start their premature gloating and plans to spend his money, the determined husband (grittily played by Robert Ryan) refuses to die and slowly makes his hate-filled way to a spectacular revenge.