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Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.
Peter Forbes-Robertson
- Chauffeur
- (as Peter Wayn)
Jim Brady
- Prisoner Escort
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaGary Cooper's cancer was at such an advanced stage that frequent breaks were required during filming for him to receive oxygen so he would be able to proceed to the next scene.
- Quotes
George Radcliffe: Do you think a woman could live with a man and sleep with him and not know she was sleeping with a murderer?
Martha Radcliffe: Do murderers make love differently?
- Crazy credits"Ladies and gentlemen, you now know who killed Jason Roote. Please do not reveal the secret to anyone."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (1998)
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I Really Enjoyed This Film.....
This is a gripping and underrated thriller. It draws you in and holds you tight until the end.
I thought Cooper and Kerr were well matched and that Kerr played exactly the woman the character would have to be, i.e sheltered, very frightened, way out of her depth and near suicidal.
I thought the scene where she's watching a concert on TV was particularly telling, I felt that she's waiting there, expecting Cooper to come and kill her, indeed, surrendering to this fate as the only way out. That's why she has the TV so loud, so she can't hear him approaching and to drown out her own thoughts.
The scene where she's desperately trying to get out of the flat blocks complex was good too; certain that her husband's the murderer she can see the outside world but can't become part of it.
The tension was taut and maintained throughout. Sometimes with these old black and whites I check to see how long's left as they can drag a bit. Not this one, it was totally absorbing.
Being a British film, the censors were a bit less strict than those in the U.S. You actually see a little blood and there's some sexual talk that I don't think you'd hear in an American film of this era.
As with any old film, there's some quaint reminders of how things were back in the day. The remote control Kerr has (as she flicks between the 2 channels! Yes, the UK only had 2 in 1961) had a long wire to the TV on it and there's an ashtray in every room - even the library!
The music is way over the top but that's my only gripe with this superb little gem. See it - it's free on You tube.
I thought Cooper and Kerr were well matched and that Kerr played exactly the woman the character would have to be, i.e sheltered, very frightened, way out of her depth and near suicidal.
I thought the scene where she's watching a concert on TV was particularly telling, I felt that she's waiting there, expecting Cooper to come and kill her, indeed, surrendering to this fate as the only way out. That's why she has the TV so loud, so she can't hear him approaching and to drown out her own thoughts.
The scene where she's desperately trying to get out of the flat blocks complex was good too; certain that her husband's the murderer she can see the outside world but can't become part of it.
The tension was taut and maintained throughout. Sometimes with these old black and whites I check to see how long's left as they can drag a bit. Not this one, it was totally absorbing.
Being a British film, the censors were a bit less strict than those in the U.S. You actually see a little blood and there's some sexual talk that I don't think you'd hear in an American film of this era.
As with any old film, there's some quaint reminders of how things were back in the day. The remote control Kerr has (as she flicks between the 2 channels! Yes, the UK only had 2 in 1961) had a long wire to the TV on it and there's an ashtray in every room - even the library!
The music is way over the top but that's my only gripe with this superb little gem. See it - it's free on You tube.
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- Gross worldwide
- $1,185
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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