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Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
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8 July 1958 (USA)
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They Can't Kiss Away Their Conscience
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An insurance investigator runs into an ex-girlfriend, who is still as beautiful as he remembered her but is now married. He soon finds himself involved in arson, blackmail and murder. full summary | add synopsis
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Beautiful Woman
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British Noir
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Call this British noir
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jack Hawkins | ... | Oliver Branwell |
| Arlene Dahl | ... | Sarah Moreton Branwell |
| Dennis Price | ... | Tracey Moreton |
| Violet Farebrother | ... | Mrs. Moreton |
| Ian Hunter | ... | Clive Fisher |
| Malcolm Keen | ... | Old Abercrombie |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Michael Abercrombie aka Young Abercrombie |
| Patrick Holt | ... | Fred Connor |
| John Robinson | ... | Berkeley Reckitt |
 | Michael Goodliffe | ... | Detective Insp. Barnes |
| Martin Lane | ... | Det. Constable Watson |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Mr. Jerome |
 | Christopher Lee | ... | Charles Highbury |
| Greta Gynt | ... | Vere Litchen |
| John Phillips | ... | Willis Croft |
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She Played with Fire (USA)
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Thank God for Turner Classic Movies! You'd never see this in "The States" otherwise.
Hawkins and Dahl (though both obviously older than the ages their roles call for) are great: He as a man caught in an ever-tightening noose by a series of very believable coincidences; She as the old flame who ignites emotions which lead him astray.
Scenes in the manor are well-thought-out and very suspenseful. The lighting even adjusts as the moon slips between the clouds!
The plot will keep you guessing when you think you know the score.
2 quibbles (which clarify themselves after viewing, but give nothing away here and now):
1) USA release is titled "She Played With Fire". They shoulda called it: "HE Played With Fire".
2) It doesn't end the way it begins. You'll see what I mean when you watch.
And, by all means, do!