An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
James Stone
- Dean Franklin
- (as James F. Stone)
Bill Anders
- Ambulance Attendant
- (uncredited)
Barry Atwater
- Crime Lab Technician
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the scene that takes place in the record store, the album "White Christmas" is prominently displayed. The director Michael Curtiz previously directed White Christmas (1954).
- Quotes
Ralph Nevins: Where have you been?
Pauline 'Paulie' Nevins: I went to a movie.
Ralph Nevins: Until two a.m.?
Pauline 'Paulie' Nevins: I liked it. I saw it again.
- ConnectionsReferenced in 12 Angry Men (1957)
- SoundtracksNever Let Me Go
by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by Nat 'King' Cole
(a Capitol Recording Artist)
Arranged and Conducted by Nelson Riddle (uncredited)
Featured review
A suspenseful '50s noir from Michael Curtiz
E.V. "Marsh" Marshall (Tom Tryon) is an up-and-coming sales manager for the Ralph Nevin (James Gregory) real estate empire but little does Ralph know that his top employee is having an affair with his slinky wife "Paulie" (Carol Ohmart). Parked in a lover's lane one night, Marsh and Paulie overhear plans for a quarter million dollar jewel heist and high tail it out of there but it does plant a seed. Paulie's husband beats her and she wants out but she came from the tenements and doesn't want to go back so she begs Marsh to help her break free by ripping off the jewel robbers...
There's twists and turns galore in Michael Curtiz' suspense-filled '50s noir that for some reason remains unsung. This was no B-movie, either; it's a Paramount film in VistaVison produced and directed by an Academy Award winner with a sure hand for this sort of thing from a story by Frank Tashlin, of all people. The film "introduces" Tom Tryon, Carol Ohmart, and Jody Lawrance and although none of them went on to major stardom, Tom and Carol had respectable second tier careers. Ohmart was a very sexy lady with the kind of cruel beauty that lent itself well to femme fatale roles and handsome Tom conveys "conflicted" convincingly. Elaine Stritch (her feature film debut, as well) adds heart as Paulie's floozy friend from the old days before she married well and E.G. Marshall's on hand as the investigating police detective. Nat King Cole croons "Never Let Me Go" in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Recommended.
There's twists and turns galore in Michael Curtiz' suspense-filled '50s noir that for some reason remains unsung. This was no B-movie, either; it's a Paramount film in VistaVison produced and directed by an Academy Award winner with a sure hand for this sort of thing from a story by Frank Tashlin, of all people. The film "introduces" Tom Tryon, Carol Ohmart, and Jody Lawrance and although none of them went on to major stardom, Tom and Carol had respectable second tier careers. Ohmart was a very sexy lady with the kind of cruel beauty that lent itself well to femme fatale roles and handsome Tom conveys "conflicted" convincingly. Elaine Stritch (her feature film debut, as well) adds heart as Paulie's floozy friend from the old days before she married well and E.G. Marshall's on hand as the investigating police detective. Nat King Cole croons "Never Let Me Go" in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Recommended.
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- Also known as
- The Kiss-Off
- Filming locations
- Beverly Hills, California, USA(Beverly Hills Hotel's Crystal Room nightclub scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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