Storyline

John Hamilton leaves a comfortable New York job to take up as an artist in a quiet Connecticut town. His dipso wife hates the life and falsely makes him out to be selfish, unsuccessful, and, worst, someone who hits her. When she suddenly disappears suspicion falls on him and the townsfolk take the law into their own hands. Hamilton finds his only allies are the local children he has befriended.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Plot Keywords

artist, townsperson, child, friend, sheriff, uneasy, gripping, tense, small town, connecticut, family home, mental illness, mob mentality, missing persons, false accusations, marital problems, infidelity, pursuit, mystery, fall, native, brother, wife, missionary, laborer, gritty, spirited, africa, colony, ballroom, church, colonialism, rebellion, race relations, brotherhood, rivalry, revenge, metamorphosis, 1950s

Short Review

So-so mystery had a capsule description that made me think this was going to be a much more action filled and noirish story. Michael Curtiz directed this tale of artist Alan Ladd is accused of murdering his boozy wife, Carolyn Jones, and then trying to clear his name. That sounded pretty good, but it ends up that Ladd spends a lot of tim hiding out in a cave with some children who help him clear his good name. It's not a bad film, but I think it could have been a lot better. I was picturing something more like "The Fugitive." Charles McGraw also appears in the film.

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