Jeopardy

1953

1h 9m

Mystery & Thriller

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A woman (Barbara Stanwyck) lures a fugitive (Ralph Meeker) to help her husband (Barry Sullivan), trapped under a piling at low tide.

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Bill B

Odd that such a short movie takes so very long to get moving. Meeker is an interesting villain at first, but inexplicably changes character by the end. Just OK

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Camille J

I enjoyed several aspects of this film mainly Errol Flynn. To see Mr. Flynn in a straight and serious role was very refreshing. From what I have heard from film historians is that Mr. Flynn wanted to be more of a dramatic actor rather than an action hero in adventure films. In this story line his character kept the audience guessing almost up to the very end was he or wasn't he. Ms. Stanwyck always places her characters up front and centered. She never misses a beat. This film overall is suspenseful, and for a film that runs just little over an hour it is well worth your time watching it. The end is quite satisfying.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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j f

Perhaps weakest plot ever, and still pretty darn good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Steve D

A lot of filler for its meager runtime.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Audience Member

Super-charged suspense film. Halfway through the movie Ralph Meeker's psychopathic character arrives and provides the film with a jolting plot point: how far will a person go to aid a spouse in danger. Jeopardy was one of two 1950 films that featured Americans in Mexico tormented by an American psychopath. The other was Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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deke p

Interesting B-flick thriller. 1953. & BARBARA STANWYCK... BARRY SULLIVAN & RALPH MEEKER. Thriller as wife tries to save husband stuck under a pier as the tide rises. Seen it a cupola times on tv, latest 5.19.22. Raisin my RT from 3 stars to 3 1/2 recommendit. Note to sef watch it again and pay ticular attention to the part from A to Z.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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John Sturges

Director

Barbara Stanwyck

Helen Stilwin

Barry Sullivan

Doug Stilwin

Ralph Meeker

Lawson

Lee Aaker

Bobby Stilwin

Bud Wolfe

Lieutenant's Driver

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a consistently compelling effort that hardly wastes a minute of its appreciatively (and appropriately) brief running time.

Rated: 3/4

May 22, 2021

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Manny Farber

The Nation

Only as individual a director as Sturges could have concocted anything worth seeing out of Jeopardy.

Nov 24, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Slick family vacation horror story.

Rated: B-

Jul 30, 2010

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Synopsis

A woman (Barbara Stanwyck) lures a fugitive (Ralph Meeker) to help her husband (Barry Sullivan), trapped under a piling at low tide.

Director: John Sturges
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Oct 30, 2007
Runtime: 1h 9m