Top billed cast

1. 

   James Mason

   Martin Donnelly

2. 

   Joan Bennett

   Lucia Harper

3. 

   Geraldine Brooks

   Bea Harper

4. 

   Henry O'Neill

   Tom Harper

5. 

   Shepperd Strudwick

   Ted Darby

6. 

   David Bair

   David Harper

7. 

   Roy Roberts

   Nagel

8. 

   Jessie Arnold

   Old Lady (uncredited)

9. 

   Al Bain

   Man (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-09

What is it about folks in movies who find dead bodies? Rather than just call the police and rely on them to adequately do their jobs, they always find themselves embroiled in silly, self-inflicted plots that almost always cause far more trouble... Here is another such example. Joan Bennett is "Lucia", a rather bored housewife whose husband is always away, and whose young daughter "Bea" (Geraldine Brooks) is having a fling with the rather roguish "Ted" (Shepperd Strudwick). Her mother tries to put a stop to the relationship, be he wants paying off - she tells him to get lost. Next day, he confr...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• parent child relationship
• femme fatale
• film noir
• ironic