I like a good mystery and overall The Unsuspected is a decent time waster. The cast is decent which includes Claude Rains who plays a radio personality named Victor Grandison and his radio show tells mystery and murder stories which seem to be coming true. There are two men who are both infatuated the films female lead a woman named Matilda Frazier played by the very attractive Joan Caulfield. Now one of these men whom she was engaged to be married is a man named Oliver Keane (played by Hurd Hatfield) who prefers drinking over working for a living. The second gentleman admirer is a mysterious man named Steven Howard played by Ted North.
Our female lead Matilda has been away for a spell recovering from a nervous breakdown only to find out that her second gentleman admirer, Steven Howard has just told Matilda that they were recently married. Matilda has no memory of their marriage so Steven brings her back to the justice of the peace who married them to confirm their marriage was witnessed and as a gentlemen should do, he advises Matilda that he would be willing to have their marriage annulled in a few days if that is what Matilda would prefer since she has absolutely no memory of their so called wedding day.
Murders are occurring in the radio personality Victor Grandison's home to which he has alibis for when he is interrogated by lead detective Richard Donovan played by Fred Clark. So we the audience gradually clue in to who is the actual killer and what the motive is as well. Unfortunately the next batter up to be murdered is the naive Matilda and this is where the plot becomes very weak as even the dimmest light in the barn should be able to figure out whose after her and why, but not our lovely and naive Matilda.
Lucky for Matilda one of her gentleman admirers has a good head on his shoulders and as luck would have it (luck which requires a happy ending) she is saved before she becomes the next "unsuspecting" victim, thus the film title The Unsuspected. I enjoy film-noir and this is not the best, nor is it the worst, so I rated it a decent 6 out of 10.
Our female lead Matilda has been away for a spell recovering from a nervous breakdown only to find out that her second gentleman admirer, Steven Howard has just told Matilda that they were recently married. Matilda has no memory of their marriage so Steven brings her back to the justice of the peace who married them to confirm their marriage was witnessed and as a gentlemen should do, he advises Matilda that he would be willing to have their marriage annulled in a few days if that is what Matilda would prefer since she has absolutely no memory of their so called wedding day.
Murders are occurring in the radio personality Victor Grandison's home to which he has alibis for when he is interrogated by lead detective Richard Donovan played by Fred Clark. So we the audience gradually clue in to who is the actual killer and what the motive is as well. Unfortunately the next batter up to be murdered is the naive Matilda and this is where the plot becomes very weak as even the dimmest light in the barn should be able to figure out whose after her and why, but not our lovely and naive Matilda.
Lucky for Matilda one of her gentleman admirers has a good head on his shoulders and as luck would have it (luck which requires a happy ending) she is saved before she becomes the next "unsuspecting" victim, thus the film title The Unsuspected. I enjoy film-noir and this is not the best, nor is it the worst, so I rated it a decent 6 out of 10.