Storyline

Smooth-talker Ronnie Mason earns his living by murdering lonely women for their inheritances. On the run, Ronnie poses as a disabled war vet and takes a room at the Fenchurch home. He at first courts elder daughter Hilda, but changes his plans after meeting her younger, prettier--and richer--sister. Hilda discovers Ronnie's scheme, but can she act before her sister becomes his next victim?—Chris Stone

Plot Keywords

tuberculosis, 1940s, revenge, tension, stress, retribution, reprisal, danger, inheritance, schemer, treachery, soldier, boarding house, damsel in distress, los angeles california, sanitarium, song, singer, psychiatrist, deception

Short Review

A good film noir about treachery and broken hearts. Zachery Smith is great as a sinister psychopath. His character is a mix of an Uncle Charley from Shadow of A Doubt and the character he played in Mildred Pierce, Monte Beragon. This was the first Faye Emerson film I'd ever seen and I've loved her ever since. Excellently shot by the great James Wong Howe, the film's only blemish is the hasty ending that's untrue, and unfitting, to the source material.

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