Her husband was lying so close... the gun was even closer... now she was only one sin away from the Crime of Passion.
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
DramaCrimeThrillerinfidelitypoliceambitionpolice operationpressfilm noircolumnistunhappy marriagescheming wifeunhappy wifeambitious wife
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Barbara StanwyckKathy Ferguson
- Sterling HaydenLt. William Doyle
- Raymond BurrInspector Tony Pope
- Fay WrayAlice Pope
- Virginia GreySara Alidas
- Royal DanoCapt. Charlie Alidas
- Robert GriffinPolice Sgt. James
- Dennis CrossPolice Sgt. Jules
- Jay AdlerMr. Nalence
- Stuart WhitmanLaboratory Technician
Crew
- Gerd OswaldDirector
- Jo EisingerScreenplay
- Joseph LaShelleDirector of Photography
- Paul DunlapOriginal Music Composer
- Marjorie FowlerEditor
- Herman CohenProducer
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