Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

In early 1900's England, a beautiful maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers he poisoned his wife to death.

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Dorothy Davenport (screenplay), Lenore J. Coffee (screenplay),

Stars:

Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bill Travers

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stewart Granger	...	Stephen Lowry
Jean Simmons	...	Lily Watkins
Bill Travers	...	David Macdonald
Belinda Lee	...	Elizabeth Travers
Ronald Squire	...	Alfred Travers
Finlay Currie	...	Det. Insp. R.M. Peters
William Hartnell	...	Herbert Moresby
Frederick Leister	...	Dr. Simpson
Percy Marmont	...	Magistrate
Marjorie Rhodes	...	Mrs. Park (as Margery Rhodes)
Peter Bull	...	Brasher
Barry Keegan	...	Constable Matthew Burke
Sheila Manahan	...	Mrs. Rose Moresby
Norman Macowan	...	Grimes
Cameron Hall	...	Michael Corcoran

Storyline

To his Victorian London friends, Stephen Lowry is a heartbroken widower. Only his housemaid Lily knows that far from dying of gastroenteritis his wife was slowly poisoned by her husband - information she is happy to use to improve her position in the household and to make sure she stays close to Stephen. As his own prospects improve with a business partnership and a romance more of his own class, Stephen decides that Lily must go. Unfortunately for him, his first attempt gives her even more of a hold over him.

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Plot Keywords:

housemaid | british noir | murder | london england | victorian era | 

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Taglines:

CLOSE ENOUGH TO KISS...OR KILL! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1955 (UK)

Also Known As:

Des pas dans le brouillard

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Frankovich Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lowry House is in London's Cumberland Avenue, close enough to Westminster to hear the chimes of Big Ben.

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Goofs

Lowry tells Elizabeth that he has something to ask her father, who has just entered the room. When Alfred replies, "Something I think I'm already aware of," his lips do not move.

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Quotes

Stephen Lowry: Don't ever use her perfume.

User Reviews

A wonderful Victorian thriller

This movie is certainly one of the best victorian-era thriller melodramas ever made. The atmosphere is perfect (at least according to what we expect victorian atmosphere to be). Both Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons give wonderful performances, each being ideally cast in his/her role. The suspense builds up perfectly, answering the viewers question as to how the katharsis will come at the end. And it is a very satisfying solution - with the exception perhaps of the last words said by Jean Simmons. All in all an excellent movie that deserves much wider recognition than it actually enjoys.