Synopsis
While fighting with girlfriend Bea Harper (Geraldine Brooks), Ted Darby (Shepperd Strudwick) takes a spill that leads to his death. Desperate to keep her daughter out of jail, Bea's mother, Lucia (Joan Bennett), disposes of the body. Meanwhile, Lucia's suspicions that Ted had sleazy friends are confirmed when gangster Martin Donnelly (James Mason) materializes with the intention of extorting cash from the Darbys. Yet when Martin and Lucia grow increasingly close, the scheme starts to splinter.
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Director
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Max Ophuls
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Producer
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Walter Wanger
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Screenwriter
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Mel Dinelli,
Henry Garson,
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding,
Robert E. Kent,
Robert W. Soderberg
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Distributor
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Columbia Pictures
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Production Co
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Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Genre
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Mystery & Thriller,
Drama
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Original Language
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English
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Release Date (Theaters)
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Dec 29, 1949, Wide
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Runtime
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1h 22m
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Sound Mix
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Mono