Drama / Film-Noir
USA,
1949, 82 min
Directed by:
Max OphülsCinematography:
Burnett GuffeyComposer:
Hans J. SalterCast:
James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill, Shepperd Strudwick, William Schallert, David Bair, Harry Harvey, Roy Roberts, Peter Brocco (more)Plots(1)
The legendary Max Ophuls directs this tense and stylish 1949 film noir melodrama. Joan Bennett stars as a suburban housewife who covers up a murder to protect her teenage daughter, only to find herself blackmailed by an immoral small-time crook, played by James Mason. (Powerhouse Films)
