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6.2/10   311 votes
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Director:
Michael Gordon
Writers:
Ivan Goff (play)
Ivan Goff (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 July 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
They touched...and an evil spark was struck!
Plot:
Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn are lovers who murder Lana's cruel, but wealthy husband, played by Lloyd Nolan... more | add synopsis
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Great music, costumes. lighting and sets...."soap" at its best more (13 total)

Cast

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Lana Turner ... Sheila Cabot

Anthony Quinn ... Dr. David Rivera

Richard Basehart ... Howard Mason
Sandra Dee ... Cathy Cabot
John Saxon ... Blake Richards
Ray Walston ... Cobb
Virginia Grey ... Miss Lee
Anna May Wong ... Tawny
Dennis Kohler ... Peter Cabot
Lloyd Nolan ... Matthew S. Cabot
Elizabeth Chan ... Chinese dancer

John Wengraf ... Dr. Kessler
John McNamara ... Minister
George Womack ... Foreman
Paul Birch ... Detective lieutenant
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (certificate #19622)
Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USA
Company:
Ross Hunter Productions Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was based on a 1947 Broadway play, but in the film, all of the characters' names have been changed. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Killing Floor (2007) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Great music, costumes. lighting and sets...."soap" at its best, 19 April 2000
Author: rbrb

This film was released 40 years ago yet stands the test of time.The music,costumes and sets are excellent, the acting lovable melodrama and the real winner... in my view.... the lighting!

Can you get an Oscar for that??

The tale is of a repressed rich housewife conspiring with her doctor lover to rid them of her invalid husband......and the spiders web which flows from that....

Great acting from all the cast---do not miss it!

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