Directed by:
Roy Ward BakerScreenplay:
Frank PartosCinematography:
Lucien BallardComposer:
Cyril J. MockridgeCast:
Linda Darnell, Hildegard Knef, Hugh Beaumont, Gary Merrill, June Vincent, Joyce Mackenzie, Mae Marsh, Bill Walker, Steven Geray, Charles Tannen (more)Plots(1)
Given to violent, unpredictable behavior, composer Richard Morton (Gary Merrill) is an accident waiting to happen. Attempting to drown his problems in drink, Morton awakens with a monumental hangover — and the nagging belief that he has murdered a woman. Did this, in fact, happen? And was the victim his wealthy, quarrelsome wife (June Vincent), his former mistress (Hildegarde Neff) or the movie star (Linda Darnell) with whom he has been carrying on a casual romance? As he attempts to contact the three women, Morton flashes back to his experiences with each one. The ending is pure Hitchcock, even though the director of the moment was future Saint helmsman Roy Baker. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Linda Darnell
USA
Best movies:
Bernadette (1943)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Hildegard Knef
German Empire
Best movies:
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Hugh Beaumont
USA
Best movies:
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Gary Merrill
USA
Best movies:
All About Eve (1950)
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June Vincent
USA
Best movies:
In a Lonely Place (1950)
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Joyce Mackenzie
USA
Best movies:
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
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Mae Marsh
USA
Best movies:
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Bernadette (1943)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Bill Walker
USA
Best movies:
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The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) (TV movie)
Steven Geray
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
All About Eve (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Gilda (1946)
Charles Tannen
USA
Best movies:
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The Country Girl (1954)
The Proud Ones (1956)
William Forrest
USA
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Beverly Tyler
USA
Best movies:
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Harry Seymour
USA
Best movies:
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Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Donald Randolph
South Africa
Best movies:
Gunsmoke (1953)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
Cowboy (1958)
Louise Lorimer
USA
Best movies:
The Heiress (1949)
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