Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Directed by Gerd Oswald
infidelity
police
ambition
police operation
press
film noir
columnist
unhappy marriage
scheming wife
unhappy wife
ambitious wife
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Kathy Ferguson
Sterling Hayden
Lt. William Doyle
Raymond Burr
Inspector Tony Pope
Fay Wray
Alice Pope
Virginia Grey
Sara Alidas
Royal Dano
Capt. Charlie Alidas
Robert Griffin
Police Sgt. James
Dennis Cross
Police Sgt. Jules
Jay Adler
Mr. Nalence
Stuart Whitman
Laboratory Technician
Malcolm Atterbury
Police Officer Spitz
Robert Quarry
Sam, Reporter
Crew
Gerd Oswald
Director
Verna Fields
Sound Effects Editor
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Holly
4.0★ · 04/02/25
By far my least favorite Stanwyck. It didn’t make any sense why she would do any of the things she did.
By far my least favorite Stanwyck. It didn’t make any sense why she would do any of the things she did.
