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25/05/1951 Drama, Thriller 1h 33m
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Overview

Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.

  1. Joseph Losey

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Van Heflin

    Webb Garwood

  2. Evelyn Keyes

    Susan Gilvray

  3. John Maxwell

    Bud Crocker

  4. Katherine Warren

    Grace Crocker

  5. Emerson Treacy

    William Gilvray

  6. Madge Blake

    Martha Gilvray

  7. Wheaton Chambers

    Doctor James

  8. Robert Osterloh

    Coroner

  9. Sherry Hall

    John Gilvray

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A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-03-18
Edgy noir piece in desperate need of a wider audience.

Van Heflin plays Webb Garwood, a grumpy and unhappy cop who is called to investigate a suspected prowler at the home of Susan Gilvray (Evelyn Keyes). Garwood is smitten with the young and attractive woman from the off, and sensing her marriage to a late night radio personality is far from happy, he sets about wooing her, obsessively. It's the start of a coupling that is going to travel down a particularly dark road.

The film opens quite brilliantly with a quick shift of tone, Susan Gilvary is pampering herself in her bathroom, we see...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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