When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.
- Fritzie Darvel
- (as Rosemarie Bowe)
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- TriviaIn a case of life mirroring art, Martha Vickers (Valerie) passed away at age 46 before the other main members of the cast. Unlike the heart disease her character had in the film, she suffered from esophageal cancer. Of the remainder of the main cast, Rosemarie Stack (Marsha) lived the longest, to age 86, passing away in January 2019.
- GoofsWhen dancer Fritzie Darvel's suspicious husband Don is driving his car while tailing Ricardo, a camera shot is reversed in the edit incorrectly showing Don seated behind the steering wheel located on the right side.
- Quotes
Fritzi Darvel: Oh, so that's it! I had an idea you were playing up to that dame!
[She slaps him hard]
Fritzi Darvel: You two-timing, no good... And on top of it, you don't even try to hide it! Carrying on an affair with another woman right under my nose! Why, you're not going to do it, and what's more, I think you're a phony! And I was ready to leave my husband! For what? For a big bluff like you!
[She succumbs to his persistant, passionate kiss]
Ricardo 'Rick' De Villa: You know you're very beautiful when you get mad! But listen, no other woman means a thing to me, and if you don't know it now, you never will. Just think, an opportunity like this knocks only once, and I know when to open the door.
- ConnectionsRemake of The Glass Alibi (1946)
Playing the part of a faithful and doting husband, he carries on a torrid affair with sexy exotic dancer Fritzi Darvel while avoiding the suspicious eyes of her jealous bongo-playing husband.
When his wife's condition seems to go into remission, the impatient De Villa decides on action that will hasten her seemingly inevitable death.
The plot sounds awfully racy but these are the 50s.
This is sort of a film noir and it's worth a watch, despite the very bad prints that are available.
Good story.
Good acting.
- arfdawg-1
- Apr 22, 2014
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- Worthy Deceivers
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
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