When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.
- Fritzie Darvel
- (as Rosemarie Bowe)
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- TriviaIn a case of life mirroring art, Martha Vickers (Valerie) passed away at age 46 before the other main members of the cast. Unlike the heart disease her character had in the film, she suffered from esophageal cancer. Of the remainder of the main cast, Rosemarie Stack (Marsha) lived the longest, to age 86, passing away in January 2019.
- GoofsWhen dancer Fritzie Darvel's suspicious husband Don is driving his car while tailing Ricardo, a camera shot is reversed in the edit incorrectly showing Don seated behind the steering wheel located on the right side.
- Quotes
Fritzi Darvel: Oh, so that's it! I had an idea you were playing up to that dame!
[She slaps him hard]
Fritzi Darvel: You two-timing, no good... And on top of it, you don't even try to hide it! Carrying on an affair with another woman right under my nose! Why, you're not going to do it, and what's more, I think you're a phony! And I was ready to leave my husband! For what? For a big bluff like you!
[She succumbs to his persistant, passionate kiss]
Ricardo 'Rick' De Villa: You know you're very beautiful when you get mad! But listen, no other woman means a thing to me, and if you don't know it now, you never will. Just think, an opportunity like this knocks only once, and I know when to open the door.
- ConnectionsRemake of The Glass Alibi (1946)
When it starts, this film looks so cheap -- I mean, Ed Wood cheap -- you're tempted to hang it up, but stick with it. It improves as it goes along. The writing and cast are perfectly adequate and it's more entertaining than a lot of big budget A pictures.
An unusual feature of this film is a reversal of the usual noir femme fatale dynamic. Here it's a sexy guy, an "homme fatal" if you will, who seduces a rich, love-starved widow.
Maltin's book (2003) doesn't even list this film, but it's included in the inexpensive 6-CD "Ultimate Film Noir Collection", which I recommend for its intriguing line-up of public domain B-picture rarities, which range from junk to cult classic B's (DETOUR, THE HITCHHIKER) to even a couple great ones (Welles' THE STRANGER).
- fwmurnau
- Feb 26, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
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