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      Cause for Alarm

      Released Feb 2, 1951 1h 14m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 30% 250+ Ratings Audience Score As the delusional George Jones (Barry Sullivan) struggles to recover from a crippling heart attack, he begins to believe his wife, Ellen (Loretta Young), and friend, Dr. Grahame (Bruce Cowling), are planning to kill him in order to be together. George decides to write the authorities about his wife's supposed murder plot. But when he really does die, of health complications, the innocent Ellen realizes that she must stop the letter before she's accused of killing her husband. Read More Read Less

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      Francois Truffaut Arts (France) The solidity of the scenario is sacrificed to effect. But all those effects hit home, perfectly timed, and isn’t that what counts? May 6, 2022 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Strange, static thriller has interesting flashback. Nov 30, 2015 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The film looked more like a 1950s TV show than a feature film. Rated: C- Feb 11, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Low budget noir, atypical from MGM. Suspense-less yarn about a sick and paranoid husband who thinks his doctor and wife are trying to kill him. Made as a "dry run" for Loretta' TV career. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Plays like an episode of the TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents instead of one of Hitchcock's theatrical films. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review william k Interesting daytime Noir thriller neatly dials up the dread factor, until the plot is resolved in a surprising and humorous twist. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review deke p Saw long parts of it on TV, in 2000 teens Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It's all Loretta Young is this fast-moving thriller. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review bill t A bit of a ridiculous over-the-top melodrama that has Patricia Neal as a housewife whose husband dies of a heart condition, but not before he writes a letter to the D;A; implicating her trying to escalate his death! She mails it for him before he dies, not knowing the contents. But soon he dies, and she now knows what's in the letter, she tries like the dickens to try to get the letter back! A bit soap operish, and hard to believe, What, you believe everything you read? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis As the delusional George Jones (Barry Sullivan) struggles to recover from a crippling heart attack, he begins to believe his wife, Ellen (Loretta Young), and friend, Dr. Grahame (Bruce Cowling), are planning to kill him in order to be together. George decides to write the authorities about his wife's supposed murder plot. But when he really does die, of health complications, the innocent Ellen realizes that she must stop the letter before she's accused of killing her husband.
      Director
      Tay Garnett
      Screenwriter
      Mel Dinelli, Tom Lewis
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 2, 1951, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 16, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 14m
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