A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
John Garfield
Frank Chambers
Lana Turner
Cora Smith
Cecil Kellaway
Nick Smith
Hume Cronyn
Arthur Keats
Leon Ames
Kyle Sackett
Audrey Totter
Madge Gorland
Alan Reed
Ezra Liam Kennedy
Jeff York
Blair
Philip Ahlm
Photographer (uncredited)
John Alban
Photographer (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Orderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum
Judge (uncredited)
King Baggot
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Customer (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Man (uncredited)
Wally Cassell
Ben (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
Reporter (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Man (uncredited)
James Darrell
Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Father McConnell (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Doctor (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Warden (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Picnic Manager (uncredited)
Joel Friedkin
John X. McHugh (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
Willie (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
William Halligan
Judge (uncredited)
Bud Harrison
Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Officer (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Bailiff (uncredited)
Helen McLeod
Customer (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Photographer (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Doctor (uncredited)
Sandra Morgan
Matron (uncredited)
George Noisom
Telegraph Messenger (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips
Nurse (uncredited)
Dan Quigg
Man (uncredited)
Virginia L. Randolph
Snooty Woman (uncredited)
Paula Ray
Woman (uncredited)
Hilda Rhodes
Customer (uncredited)
Walter Ridge
Reporter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Reporter (uncredited)
Edgar Sherrod
Minor Role (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
Photographer (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Officer (uncredited)
John M. Sullivan
Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Williams
Doctor (uncredited)
Director
Tay Garnett
Novel
James M. Cain
Screenplay
Harry Ruskin
Screenplay
Niven Busch
June 25, 2016
9
Though not perfect (the studio and female star could definitely have been improved upon), this is a great noir, and well worth seeking out on blu, as I did, which was on sale and loaded with extras, great ones being feature-length documentaries on the lives and careers of both Lana Turner and John Garfield, each involving huge input from the star's daughter. Essential viewing for fans of the period, and worth both purchasing and rewatches for fans of noir or of either of the stars.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$1,683,000.00
Revenue:
$5,086,000.00