A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the only suspect when someone else murders her.A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the only suspect when someone else murders her.A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the only suspect when someone else murders her.
William Squire
- Sergeant Cochran
- (as William Squires)
Henry B. Longhurst
- Judge
- (as Henry Longhurst)
Patricia Cutts
- Rose Mallory
- (as Patricia Wayne)
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Did you know
- TriviaTheatrical movie debut of William Squire (Sergeant Cochran).
- GoofsThe penknife has the words NE Steel and Chief Insp. Sullivan says the penknife was made at a factory called North England Steel Works, but the painted sign of the factory has North England Iron Works.
- Quotes
Leslie Scott: What do you think?
Pound: 6 to 4 an acquittal.
Leslie Scott: Why?
Pound: Circumstantial evidence old boy. Juries won't have it. They don't like it and they don't trust it.
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Not a bad movie but I wonder about the stars' motivations
This is a pretty interesting mystery. It's not really suspenseful but it's done with style.
However, I wonder what purpose it was meant to serve for the public relations of its star Rex Harrison. His friend Carole Landis, a charming star of generally minor films, had killed herself a few years before this came out. As a result, his therefore rising box office appeal had plummeted. Indeed, the brilliant "Unfaithfully Yours" had the bad fortune to come out right after Ms. Landis had died. No one wanted to see Rex Harrison killing a woman over and over -- even if it was in his imagination. "Unfaithfully Yours" was not a success, despite director Preston Sturges's career as Hollywood (apparent) golden boy. Sturges really did not survive this failure commercially.
So, here we have a decent man accused of murdering a pretty young woman. Like the star himself, the character is married to (the very appealing) Lilli Palmer. I don't want to give away the plot. Let's just say that this is a movie that comes out against quick decisions in tabloid cases.
Can this have been a coincidence? Maybe it was. I don't know anything about its history. However, I sincerely doubt that it was.
However, I wonder what purpose it was meant to serve for the public relations of its star Rex Harrison. His friend Carole Landis, a charming star of generally minor films, had killed herself a few years before this came out. As a result, his therefore rising box office appeal had plummeted. Indeed, the brilliant "Unfaithfully Yours" had the bad fortune to come out right after Ms. Landis had died. No one wanted to see Rex Harrison killing a woman over and over -- even if it was in his imagination. "Unfaithfully Yours" was not a success, despite director Preston Sturges's career as Hollywood (apparent) golden boy. Sturges really did not survive this failure commercially.
So, here we have a decent man accused of murdering a pretty young woman. Like the star himself, the character is married to (the very appealing) Lilli Palmer. I don't want to give away the plot. Let's just say that this is a movie that comes out against quick decisions in tabloid cases.
Can this have been a coincidence? Maybe it was. I don't know anything about its history. However, I sincerely doubt that it was.
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- Handlinghandel
- Apr 8, 2008
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Främling i natten
- Filming locations
- Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK(studio: made at Nettlefold Studios, Walton On Thames, England)
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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