It's a well-done "woman in peril" film with a crackerjack opening, as Lupino drives a wildly careening car underneath the opening credits, culminating in the car flying off the road into a river.
The viewer soon learns that Deborah Chandler Clark (Lupino) survived the crash but is hiding from her homicidal hubby Selden Clark (Stephen McNally) Selden had previously pushed Deborah's father (John Litel) off a catwalk at the Chandlers' company , then married Deborah so he could own the business. Deborah learns all this when she and Selden arrive at their honeymoon destination only to find Selden's mistress Patricia Peggy Dow (in her second film which she actually made first but was released later), waiting there, very unhappy that Selden married someone else and ready to let Deborah know just what a mess she's walked into.
Lily James likeness to Peggy Dow is uncanny.
Hostage taking, woman on the run,homme fatale "fatal man" or "deadly man". What more could a Noir fan ask for. A thriller from start to finish. I was always enamored with Ida Luppino . She was an amazing actress, producer and director. Films like this will allow her to live forever. 7/10.
Trivia Collecting an early paycheck on the production was Hollywood newcomer Tony Curtis,
The viewer soon learns that Deborah Chandler Clark (Lupino) survived the crash but is hiding from her homicidal hubby Selden Clark (Stephen McNally) Selden had previously pushed Deborah's father (John Litel) off a catwalk at the Chandlers' company , then married Deborah so he could own the business. Deborah learns all this when she and Selden arrive at their honeymoon destination only to find Selden's mistress Patricia Peggy Dow (in her second film which she actually made first but was released later), waiting there, very unhappy that Selden married someone else and ready to let Deborah know just what a mess she's walked into.
Lily James likeness to Peggy Dow is uncanny.
Hostage taking, woman on the run,homme fatale "fatal man" or "deadly man". What more could a Noir fan ask for. A thriller from start to finish. I was always enamored with Ida Luppino . She was an amazing actress, producer and director. Films like this will allow her to live forever. 7/10.
Trivia Collecting an early paycheck on the production was Hollywood newcomer Tony Curtis,