Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Gary Cooper | ... | George Radcliffe | |
Deborah Kerr | ... | Martha Radcliffe | |
Eric Portman | ... | Jeremy Clay | |
Diane Cilento | ... | Mrs. Heath | |
Hermione Gingold | ... | Lilly Harris | |
Peter Cushing | ... | Mr. Evan Wrack | |
Michael Wilding | ... | Morris Brooke | |
Ronald Howard | ... | Mr. Claridge | |
Ray McAnally | ... | Donald Heath | |
Sandor Elès | ... | Manfridi St John | |
Wilfrid Lawson | ... | Mr. Pom | |
Helen Cherry | ... | Miss Osborne | |
Joyce Carey | ... | Victoria Hicks | |
Diane Clare | ... | Betty | |
Frederick Leister | ... | Judge |
George Radcliffe's testimony sends Donald Heath to prison for murder and the theft of over 60,000 pounds. Soon after, Radcliffe invests a large sum of money in an ultimately profitable business venture. Martha Radcliffe begins to suspect her husband of the crime. Written by Greg Helton <ghelton@airmail.net>
The last film of Gary Cooper is an enjoyable thriller-drama. It's not great cinema, but I was surprised by the pace of it. With most of those "old" films, I have trouble to sit them through. But this one kept my attention from beginning to end.
The story is about a man(Cooper) who's a witness to a murder and thanks to whose testimony the killer is locked away. But did this guy really commit the murder? Years later, Cooper's wife(Kerr) starts to suspect her husband. Slowly, everything begins to point in HIS direction. Is she still safe with the man she loves? Will he kill her(too)?
As I said, this film is very entertaining. The story however has some major holes in it and the ending is a bit of a let-down. You'll have to see what you make of this film with the ending in mind. This could have been done much better. Cooper is very good in his last role as the husband, but Kerr was less convincing as his wife. There are also some rather colourful, but sometimes annoying supporting roles. I can recommend it, as long as you don't expect to much of it. But if you don't like old films, this is a good movie to help you with that. The filming is very up-to-date. 6/10