Conflict

"SUSPENSE...SUSPICION...MAN-WOMAN DESIRES!"

Jun 30 1945 Approved 1h 26m
Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

Plot

Richard Mason is slightly hurt in a car accident but pretends that his injuries are worse so that he cannot accompany his wife, Kathryn on a trip to the mountains. He does, however, kill her on a lonely mountain road. Or did he? He smells her perfume, finds her jewelry, sees an envelope addressed in her handwriting. He goes back to the scene of the crime to find ... what?

Written by

Arthur T. Horman, Dwight Taylor, Robert Siodmak

Directed by

Curtis Bernhardt

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
5,342
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA