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Writers:
Lenore J. Coffee (writer)
Edna Sherry (novel)
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Release Date:
August 1952 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every Suspenseful Moment...Every Embrace...Every Kiss - A Breathtaking Experience! more
Plot:
A wealthy lady playwright is wooed by and ultimately marries a younger actor/con artist she once fired. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
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(4 articles)
Movie Bad Guy Palance Dead at 87
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 November 2006)
Oscar-Winning Actor Jack Palance Dies at 87
(From IMDb News. 12 November 2006)
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I know a way..I know a way...I know a way...I know.... more (42 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Joan Crawford | ... | Myra Hudson |
 | Jack Palance | ... | Lester Blaine |
 | Gloria Grahame | ... | Irene Neves |
 | Bruce Bennett | ... | Steve Kearney |
| Virginia Huston | ... | Ann Taylor |
 | Mike Connors | ... | Junior Kearney (as Touch Connors) |
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110 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Elmer Bernstein reused portions of his musical score the following year in Robot Monster (1953). more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Lester puts down Irene's telephone, he calls out her name three times but the second we hear her name, his lips don't move at all. more
Quotes:
Myra Hudson: I was just wondering what I'd done to deserve you more
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Edited into Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) more
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SUDDEN FEAR more
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"Sudden fear" is everything a good thriller should be.An inventive use of the recorder (an antique today!);The "revenge is a dish best eaten cold" subject masterfully treated;The "flashforwards" in the conditional tense -the "accidents" ,"Irene's schedule"-;the things which seem banal and which play a prominent part in the story:the clock,the wind-up toy,the mirror,all contributes to building a film full of suspense .The three leads ,Joan Crawford , a wealthy lady getting old and thinking she 's found true love,Jack Palance ,not the romantic lead of her play but a disturbing character ,and Gloria Grahame at her bitchiest are terrific.
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