Another Man's Poison

"She Had Everything You Could Give A Woman To Torment A Man!"

Jan 16 1952 Approved 1h 30m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with her secretary's fiancé and when her estranged husband unexpectedly returns, Janet poisons him, but just as she's about to dispose of the body, one of her husband's criminal cohorts also shows up.

Plot

Mystery writer Janet Frobisher lives alone in a dark English country house, when she's not philandering with her secretary's fiancée. At an extremely awkward moment, she has an unwelcome visitor: George Bates, who claims to be the partner in crime of Janet's estranged husband. George insinuates himself into Janet's home and life despite her efforts to get rid of him; the tangled relationships develop into a macabre, murderous cat-and-mouse game.

Written by

Leslie Sands, Val Guest

Directed by

Irving Rapper

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Angel Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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