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The Prowler ()

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After Susan Gilvray reports a prowler outside her house, police officer Webb Garwood investigates and sparks fly. If only her husband wasn't in the way.
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Webb Garwood
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Susan Gilvray
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Bud Crocker
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Grace Crocker (as Katharine Warren)
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William Gilvray
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Martha Gilvray
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Doctor James
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Coroner
Sherry Hall ...
John Gilvray
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Motel Manager
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Evelyn (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ...
Juryman (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
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Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
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Airline Clerk (uncredited)
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Spectator at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited)
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Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Alan Harris ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Jury Foreperson (uncredited)
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Mrs. Talbot (uncredited)
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Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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Photographer (uncredited)
Bill Neff ...
Airline Clerk (uncredited)
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Juryman (uncredited)
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John Gilvray (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Joseph Losey

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Hugo Butler ... (screenplay by)
 
Robert Thoeren ... (from an original story by) and
Hans Wilhelm ... (from an original story by)
 
Dalton Trumbo ... (screenplay) (originally uncredited)

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John Huston ... producer (uncredited)
Samuel Rheiner ... producer (uncredited)
Sam Spiegel ... producer (as S.P. Eagle)

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Lyn Murray

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Arthur C. Miller ... director of photography (as Arthur Miller)

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Paul Weatherwax

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Jack Murton ... (uncredited)

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John Hubley ... (uncredited)

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Boris Leven

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Jacque Mapes ... (as Jacques Mapes)

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Marie Clark ... hair stylist

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Joseph H. Nadel ... production manager

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Robert Aldrich ... assistant director

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Ben Winkler ... sound (as Benny Winkler)

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Maria P. Donovan ... wardrobe stylist (as Maria Donovan)

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Irving Friedman ... musical director
Lyn Murray ... conductor
Fred Steiner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alvin Stoller ... musician: drums (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Don Weis ... script supervisor

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Gladys Hill ... dialogue director
Samuel Rheiner ... assistant to producer
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  • RCA (sound system)

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Plot Summary

In a fancy suburb in California, the gorgeous housewife Susan Gilvray finds a prowler outside her house late one night and she calls the police. Officer Webb Garwood and his partner answer the call but do not find anyone. Later Webb returns to Susan's house with the pretext of checking if everything is OK. Susan invites him in to have coffee with her. Webb soon learns that Susan is married to John Gilvray, a middle-aged broadcaster of a late night radio show. They also discover that they are from the same hometown. Webb makes a pass at Susan and even though she tries to put him off they soon start a love affair. When John becomes suspicious Susan ends her relationship with Webb. Though difficult Webb stays away from Susan. Without Susan's knowledge Webb plots a scheme to get rid of John; he simulates a scenario where John is "accidently" shot dead. There is an inquest and it is ruled that John Gilvray's death was not intentional. Webb quits the police-force a job he was never happy doing. He manipulates John's brother to get close to Susan again. He learns that John could not have children and that John and Susan's marriage was not perfect. Webb meets Susan and convinces her that he is really innocent. (spoiler) They resume their relationship and soon marry. On their wedding night, Susan discloses that she is four months pregnant. How can they explain the baby coming so soon after they marry when there was supposedly nothing between them four months ago? There was a great deal of publicity around the case someone is bound to put it all together. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Also Known As
  • El cómplice de las sombras (United States, Spanish title)
  • Cost of Loving (United States)
  • Cost of Living (United States)
  • The prowler (India, English title)
  • Le Rôdeur (France)
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Trivia Uncredited producer John Huston conceived this project as a star vehicle for his estranged wife, Evelyn Keyes, as a sort of parting gift. She had long complained about her lack of challenging roles while under contract at Columbia. They were divorced by the time production began. Although more famous for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939), Keyes felt this to be the best role and best performance of her career. See more »
Goofs Webb tells Susan the birth of their baby will increase the ghost town's population by 33-1/3%. The birth actually will increase the population by 50%, because the population will go from two to three. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Kika (1993). See more »
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Quotes Webb Garwood: [working on picking the lock of her husband's storage box] Does he keep everything locked up?
Susan Gilvray: Mostly.
Webb Garwood: You, too?
Susan Gilvray: That's a leading question.
Webb Garwood: Ha, probably does. A mean, jealous guy like that wants his wife all to himself. I can't say I blame him, though. I'd do the same myself...
Webb Garwood: [managing to pick the lock and open the storage box] There. See how silly it is to keep things locked up?
Susan Gilvray: Maybe. But it did delay you for a little while.
Webb Garwood: Is that all he wants, just to delay things?
Susan Gilvray: Sometimes a little delay does the trick.
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