Ruthless

"Money and Power"

Oct 27 1948 Passed 1h 44m
Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.

Plot

Horace Vendig shows himself to the world as a rich philanthropist. In fact, the history of his rise from his unhappy broken home shows this to be far from the case. After being taken in by richer neighbours he started to exhibit an obsessive and selfish urge to make more and more money, loving and leaving women at will to further this end.

Written by

Dayton Stoddart, S.K. Lauren, Gordon Kahn

Directed by

Edgar G. Ulmer

Cast

Zachary Scott, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Eagle-Lion Classics

Languages

English

Awards

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