A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.
Directed by Robert Wise
based on novel or book
san francisco, california
detective
film noir
murder
foster sister
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Claire Trevor
Helen Brent
Lawrence Tierney
Sam Wild
Walter Slezak
Matthew Arnett
Phillip Terry
Fred Grover
Audrey Long
Georgia Staples
Elisha Cook Jr.
Marty
Isabel Jewell
Laury Palmer
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kraft
Kathryn Card
Grace
Tony Barrett
Danny
Grandon Rhodes
Inspector Wilson
Symona Boniface
Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Wise
Director
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Cami
8.0★ · 11/12/25
Home fatale representation matters!!
Home fatale representation matters!!
Stella
10.0★ · 06/23/25
wow
wow
Jagoda
6.0★ · 04/27/25
we were born to kill or whatever Lana Del Rey said
we were born to kill or whatever Lana Del Rey said
Archie Leach
9.0★ · 05/04/24
A handsome, homicidal sociopath in a 3-piece suit meets a beautiful sociopath in ball gowns who gets off on his homicidal tendencies. Pretty depraved stuff, especially for 1947.
A handsome, homicidal sociopath in a 3-piece suit meets a beautiful sociopath in ball gowns who gets off on his homicidal tendencies. Pretty depraved stuff, especially for 1947.
