Directed by Otto Preminger • 1953 • United States
Starring Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman
Closing out the landmark cycle of noirs he began with LAURA, Otto Preminger directs this tale of a passion gone haywire. Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum) is a regular guy with a steady girl and a dream of owning his own garage when he crosses paths with Diane Tremayne (Jean Simmons, in one her most unforgettable roles). She wants him. Or does she want a fall guy to blame when Diane’s stepmother plunges off a high cliff and leaves her fortune to Diane? Alibis, betrayals, courtroom thrills, and the fire of a femme fatale too dangerous to trust and too alluring to resist make ANGEL FACE a stone-cold noir classic.
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Night Must Fall
Directed by Richard Thorpe • 1937 • United States
Starring Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Dame May WhittyThe original screen version of playwright Emelyn Williams’s oft-adapted stage mystery gave Robert Montgomery—tired of his casting as rich playboys in light comedies—a chance to prove h...
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In Name Only
Directed by John Cromwell • 1939 • United States
Starring Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay FrancisCary Grant, Carole Lombard, and Kay Francis form a memorable love triangle in this emotion-laden romantic melodrama. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Alec Walker (Grant) finds a shot at true happines...
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The Velvet Touch
Directed by Jack Gage • 1948 • United States
Starring Rosalind Russell, Leon Ames, Leo GennHow far will an actress go for a good part? Rosalind Russell delivers a tour-de-force performance in this sumptuously mounted, noir-tinged psychological mystery as Valerie Stanton, a Broadway star weary o...
