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A very romantic murderer has plans to seduce, marry and kill a beautiful woman for her wealth, but finds her younger sister to be even better prey.A very romantic murderer has plans to seduce, marry and kill a beautiful woman for her wealth, but finds her younger sister to be even better prey.A very romantic murderer has plans to seduce, marry and kill a beautiful woman for her wealth, but finds her younger sister to be even better prey.
Richard Erdman
- Bunkie Taylor
- (as Dick Erdman)
Robert Arthur
- Hotel Boy
- (uncredited)
Monte Blue
- Policeman in Car
- (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
- Police Captain with Suicide Note
- (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
- Roomer
- (uncredited)
James Notaro
- Policeman in Car
- (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
- Cop in Office
- (uncredited)
Addison Richards
- Police Inspector
- (uncredited)
J. Scott Smart
- Mrs. Crockett's Roomer
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe pin Ronnie steals off another man's coat on the bus at the beginning of the film is the Honorable Service Lapel Button. It was awarded to honorably discharged veterans of World War II. It is also nicknamed the "Ruptured Duck".
- GoofsWhen Bruce Bennett is being chased by the police, the initial shot appears to be of a right hand drive car. That single shot was flipped to give it the correct orientation (in a left-to-right chase); those after it properly show a left hand drive American vehicle.
- Quotes
Hilda Fenchurch: Funny how rich we all are when we stop to think about it. Look at all that sky and ocean, that's ours too.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007)
- SoundtracksIt Had to Be You
(uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Faye Emerson
[Hilda quietly sings the song to herself as she packs her suitcase]
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Neat, Noir-ish drama
Not the best of the genre, but a well-acted B-flick by a cast of great character actors.
The storyline is typical. -- It's the performances that make this fun to watch. Zachary Scott is type-cast as the slimy, shady, kill-for-profit "lady's man" type, played almost exactly as in the A-Films: "Mask of Demetrios" and "Mildred Pierce".
Faye Emerson, who often played bad girls in her lead-roles in B-Films, plays the good-girl here. - One who's first fooled by, then catches on-to, Scott's bad-boy character. She's lovely in a hard way, and handles her part like the pro that she was.
I enjoyed the supporting role played by Rosemary DeCamp, as a doctor with a slight European accent. After seeing this film, I've since read that doing foreign accents was a specialty of hers. Bruce Bennett (also playing a doctor) does nicely, as well.
The film's ending is expected, and slightly disappointing, but the talented cast, the film's tight script, and it's noirish atmosphere more than make up for that.
It's short, moves quick, and it's an enjoyable watch. I rated it 6.
The storyline is typical. -- It's the performances that make this fun to watch. Zachary Scott is type-cast as the slimy, shady, kill-for-profit "lady's man" type, played almost exactly as in the A-Films: "Mask of Demetrios" and "Mildred Pierce".
Faye Emerson, who often played bad girls in her lead-roles in B-Films, plays the good-girl here. - One who's first fooled by, then catches on-to, Scott's bad-boy character. She's lovely in a hard way, and handles her part like the pro that she was.
I enjoyed the supporting role played by Rosemary DeCamp, as a doctor with a slight European accent. After seeing this film, I've since read that doing foreign accents was a specialty of hers. Bruce Bennett (also playing a doctor) does nicely, as well.
The film's ending is expected, and slightly disappointing, but the talented cast, the film's tight script, and it's noirish atmosphere more than make up for that.
It's short, moves quick, and it's an enjoyable watch. I rated it 6.
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- Jun 29, 2002
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- Budget
- $471,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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