Wicked as They Come (1956)A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder. Director:Ken Hughes |
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Kathleen 'Kathy' Allen, nee Allenborg
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Tim O'Bannion
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Herbert Marshall | ... |
Stephen Collins
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Larry Buckham
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Ralph Truman | ... |
John Dowling
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Sid James | ... |
Frank Allenborg
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David Kossoff | ... |
Sam Lewis
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Faith Brook | ... |
Virginia Collins
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Frederick Valk | ... |
Mr. Reisner
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Marvin Kane | ... |
Mike Lewis
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Pat Clavin |
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Patrick Allen | ... |
Willie
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John Salew |
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Gil Winfield | ... |
Chuck
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Jacques B. Brunius | ... |
Inspector Caron
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A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder.
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What she wanted out of life... she got out of men! See more »Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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February 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Amare per uccidere See more »Filming Locations:
Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UKCompany Credits
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The opening scenes of this grim melodrama are reminiscent of the Barbara Stanwyck oldie, BABY FACE, about a girl's rise up the ladder of success by stepping on the men in her life as she seduces her way to the top. It's an old tale, done before in many films, and it gets fairly good treatment here.
ARLENE DAHL is convincing enough as the femme fatale every man is a sucker for, scheming her way to the top by doing whatever it is she can to pull the strings and push the right buttons. PHILIP CAREY is the one man who sees through all her manipulative ways, acting more or less as the woman's conscience by reminding her until the end of the story of the sins she commits.
Seems that she was badly abused in her youth in a gang rape situation and has never been able to love men since. Dahl plays the role in a gutsy way and it's probably one of her best acting jobs in an offbeat dramatic role.
Made at Columbia, in England, after she left MGM, it demonstrates that she has a range that was never tapped by her home studio. The sensible ending leaves open the question of whether she and Carey will ever be able to sort out the issues that kept them apart.