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December 1959 (USA) morePlot:
When Jo Morris' marriage turned sour and heartless, she found sympathy and companionship with widower Larry Ellis... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Hayworth gives a powerful performance.... moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Rita Hayworth | ... | Josephine Brown |
 | Anthony Franciosa | ... | Victor Santini |
 | Gig Young | ... | Larry Ellis |
| Mildred Dunnock | ... | Mrs. Ellis |
| Hugh Griffith | ... | Judge Edgar Neilsen |
| Sanford Meisner | ... | Phil Stanley |
| Robert Burton | ... | District Attorney Nordeau |
| Alfred Ryder | ... | Lt. Mike Morris |
| Katherine Squire | ... | Mrs. Hattie Brown |
| Raymond Greenleaf | ... | Judge Carey |
| Myrna Fahey | ... | Alice |
| Leo Penn | ... | Morrie Goetz |
| Sheridan Comerate | ... | Ofcr. Francis Morris |
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 | Dana Andrews | ... | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (voice) (archive footage) |
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123 min | USA:118 min (FMC Library Print)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)MOVIEmeter: 
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An above-par courtroom drama, set in Los Angeles, elevated by director/screenwriter Clifford Odets' sharp script. He originally intended for this work to be a play. It was also elevated by an outstanding cast, with special kudos to Rita Hayworth's warm portrayal of a woman in an abusive marriage and by Sanford Meisner's forceful and expressive performance as the cross-examing prosecutor.
The bulk of the film takes place in the courtroom and since we immediately see the crime, we know that it was an accident and therefore the tension in the film comes about in finding out if the two lovebirds accused of murdering her husband will be given a death sentence, because the circumstances point to their guilt.
The beauty in the film is in the long-drawn-out courtroom dramatics.
The story itself wasn't too interesting, but the performances were energetic and the film had a good courtroom style, enough to make this chatty film well worth seeing.