Louis Hayward, Peter Lorre and Ann Harding co-star in this Climax production of A Promise To Murder. It's based on an Oscar Wilde story, but the production looks updated to the present of 1955. Wilde's story is a timeless one so it worked here.
Both Hayward and Lorre have portrayed sinister figures and both have been good guys, Hayward certainly a lot more than Lorre on the big screen. Casting will give you no tip off as to is up to some villainy here.
Lorre is a psychic who has entertained and amused the widow Harding, but not Hayward who may or may not have his own designs on her money. Certain things that Lorre said in psychic readings have come true as far as Harding and Hayward.
Hayward in fact moves in with his aunt even showing friendliness to Lorre. Is it true or is it feigned?
All I will say is that in a twisted way worthy of the Twilight Zone Lorre's predictions all come true about Hayward.
Climax was sponsored by Chrysler and we also get to see the 1955 Chrysler Corporation's new model cars. Host Bill Lundigan hawked the product the way Ronald Reagan did for General Electric. Didn't do quite as much for Lundigan as it did for Reagan.
And this was live back in 1955. Don't do that any more.