The Naked Edge

1961

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

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After a man is murdered and a large sum of money disappears from an office, Donald Heath (Ray McAnally) is convicted of the crime based on the testimony of his colleague, George Radcliffe (Gary Cooper). George's wife, Martha (Deborah Kerr), starts to become suspicious of her husband when, after the crime, he invests money in a business venture and begins to act strangely. When a blackmailing letter arrives from Jeremy Gray (Eric Portman), Martha risks her life to find out the truth.

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j F

It was good, Cooper's acting was a little bit too suspicious though, and the wife, Deborah Kerr was a bit too whiney, but an interesting murder mystery.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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william k

Psychological thriller has some good Noir cinematography, but its narrative is full of loopholes and unnecessary twists so that its suspense is limited.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Poor Coop. What a terrible end to a stellar career . Maybe he was sick , or something ; his wooden performance not helped by a painfully bad screenplay , that none of the rather marvellous supporting actors could make work.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Not a classic but not as bad as its reputation indicates. Everyone has made better films though. Hermione Gingold is a delight in her too short screen time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

this movie should've titled "suspicious" and starring Joan Fontaine. oh wait... :D

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Michael Anderson

Director

Gary Cooper

George Radcliffe

Deborah Kerr

Martha Radcliffe

Eric Portman

Jeremy Clay

Diane Cilento

Mrs. Heath

Hermione Gingold

Lilly Harris

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Isabel Quigly

The Spectator

A kind of Hitchcock parody, with even the Hitchcockian publicity stunts about not giving away the ending and tricks of Hitch-style surprise, such as a bead of sweat in close-up-and, quite simply, no talent.

Sep 26, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Scripted by Joseph Stefano (better known for Hitchcock's Psycho), this mildly engaging suspense thriller became Gary Cooper's final film, released posthumously.

Rated: B-

Jan 7, 2012

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Synopsis

After a man is murdered and a large sum of money disappears from an office, Donald Heath (Ray McAnally) is convicted of the crime based on the testimony of his colleague, George Radcliffe (Gary Cooper). George's wife, Martha (Deborah Kerr), starts to become suspicious of her husband when, after the crime, he invests money in a business venture and begins to act strangely. When a blackmailing letter arrives from Jeremy Gray (Eric Portman), Martha risks her life to find out the truth.

Director: Michael Anderson
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 39m