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07/08/1952 Thriller, Crime 1h 52m
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Every Suspenseful Moment... Every Embrace... Every Kiss... A Breathtaking Experience!

Overview

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

  1. David Miller

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joan Crawford

    Myra Hudson Blaine

  2. Jack Palance

    Lester Blaine

  3. Gloria Grahame

    Irene Neves

  4. Bruce Bennett

    Steve Kearney

  5. Virginia Huston

    Ann Taylor

  6. Mike Connors

    Junior Kearney

  7. Bess Flowers

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  8. Harold Miller

    Reception Guest (uncredited)

  9. Bert Stevens

    Opera Patron (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-09
Joan Crawford and Jack Palance both turn in strong performances in this dark tale of ambition and betrayal. Crawford is great portraying a middle-aged playwright who bumps Palance off a play she has written. On a train journey, however, they meet again and we start a sequence by which he ingratiates himself and marries her. Soon we discover that Palance has been in cahoots with girlfriend Gloria Grahame and they have desires on his new wife's considerable fortune. When Crawford announces plans to leave much of her cash to charity; they hasten their plans but she finds out and devises a clever ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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