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(1952)

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6/10
The mob mentality.
planktonrules18 February 2024
The IMDB summary for this film is incorrect in most ways. It says that a woman is accused of murder and her husband is being blackmailed by an old flame. Well, the wife is NEVER accused of murder, the husband is and there is no blackmail ever in the movie!!

Jeff (Dick Foran) has brought his wife (Grace Kelly) and child to their new home...way out in the country where Jeff grew up. But the townsfolk aren't especially friendly and an old flame of Jeff is trying to undermine the marriage. But there is much more to the story...and ultimately Jeff is accused of a murder and the town doesn't want to discuss the situation logically...they just want a hanging! See "The Kill" to find out what is next.

This is an okay installment of "Studio One". The show could be great but like all shows, there were some ordinary episodes...which is where I'd place this. Foran is good. As for Kelly, she's okay and you don't see much in what she later became as a film actress.
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Modern Lynch Mob
bkoganbing20 November 2009
Although in her brief career as a film star Grace Kelly only made eleven feature films, before that she did a ton of work in television drama. Although she's not the central character of this episode from Studio One, her appearance does provide proof to the mantra that live television dramas were great training ground for players.

The future Princess Grace plays the wife of Dick Foran who has gone back to settle on some land his family owns, with wife Grace and daughter Lynn Loring. Back in the old home town lurks Nina Foch who is now married, but back in the day had a thing for Foran.

After a fight half the men in the town in this modern day western come looking for Foran when Foch's brother-in-law turns up dead with his skull caved in. Foran swears he only gave him a facial laceration, but the posse is turning into a lynch mob and the sheriff is nowhere to be found.

Foran as the protagonist gives a good account of himself. When he got good roles, Dick Foran was a fine performer, much better than being a singing movie cowboy or playing straight to Abbott&Costello. Grace registers well here also.

The script leaves a lot to be desired, but this was a case of the performers rising above their material.
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