The Unholy Wife

"HALF-ANGEL......HALF-DEVIL, she made him HALF-A-MAN! ...she flaunted his hopes, taunted his dreams, turned his peaceful valley into a volcano of seething passions that even murder could not stem!"

Oct 1 1957 Passed 1h 34m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accidentally kill the wrong person.

Plot

Wealthy vintner Paul Hochen meets blonde bombshell Phyllis in a bar...and marries her. In due course, Phyllis is bored by Paul, and finds an exciting new lover in rodeo rider San. To adjust matters, she forms a murderous scheme, which seems to be going wrong...or is it? Will irony intervene in time to thwart a seemingly perfect crime?

Written by

Jonathan Latimer, William Durkee

Directed by

John Farrow

Cast

Diana Dors, Rod Steiger, Tom Tryon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

John Farrow Productions, RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Unholy Wife trailer Diana Dors
Scores
# of Votes
714
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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