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A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.
Billy Mauch
- Harry Brice
- (as Bill Mauch)
Eric Alden
- Detective
- (uncredited)
John Bishop
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
- Boxing Fan
- (uncredited)
Barbara Brewster
- Miss Comar - Abe's Mother
- (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Phoenix Friday 13 March 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), and it immediately became a popular local film favorite as it was first aired in Denver 9 April 1959 on KBTV (Channel 9), by both Chicago and Milwaukee 25 April 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2) and WITI (Channel 6), by Seattle 9 May 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), by Asheville 17 May 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Grand Rapids 5 September 1959 on WOOD (Channel 8), by Detroit 22 September 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), by Philadelphia 26 September 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10), by Los Angeles 3 October 1959 on KNXT (Channel 2), by Johnstown 30 October 1959 on WJAC (Channel 6), by Minneapolis 4 November 1959 on WTCN (Channel 11), by Toledo 20 November 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), by Omaha 21 November 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), and by Pittsburgh 16 January 1960 on KDKA (Channel 2). It was released on DVD 28 September 2016 as part of the Universal Vault Series.
- GoofsWarren Ford invites Dr. Tuttle for breakfast, even though it is twelve noon, when lunch would be more appropriate.
- Quotes
[Wilma is dressed for a date.]
Warren Ford: It's remarkable! Your brains don't show a bit.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: The Accused (1960)
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Beauty and Brains.
After a dramatic start with oodles of the German Expressionism one has come to expect from the accomplished William Dieterle, what follows is alas something of an anti-climax, thoroughly proficient but lacking an edge.
It is essentially a vehicle for that most gracious of actresses, the lovely Loretta Young, whose reputation in Hollywood circles as a Miss Goody Two Shoes makes her excellent casting as a reserved psychology professor whose quiet sensuality leads to devastating consequences. Her performance is aided immeasurably by the marvellous score of Victor Young although her 'interior' monologues are rather weak.
Her leading man is the underrated Robert Cummings whilst Wendell Corey's detective and the pathologist of Sam Jaffe offer the most interesting characterisations.
German emigré William Dieterle adapted quickly to Hollywood filmmaking and gave us some absolute gems in the thirties and forties but things were never quite the same once circumstances obliged him to work for Paramount whilst his 'greylisting' by the accursed HUAC did not exactly improve his employment prospects. One can only say that he does his best here with the material at his disposal.
It is essentially a vehicle for that most gracious of actresses, the lovely Loretta Young, whose reputation in Hollywood circles as a Miss Goody Two Shoes makes her excellent casting as a reserved psychology professor whose quiet sensuality leads to devastating consequences. Her performance is aided immeasurably by the marvellous score of Victor Young although her 'interior' monologues are rather weak.
Her leading man is the underrated Robert Cummings whilst Wendell Corey's detective and the pathologist of Sam Jaffe offer the most interesting characterisations.
German emigré William Dieterle adapted quickly to Hollywood filmmaking and gave us some absolute gems in the thirties and forties but things were never quite the same once circumstances obliged him to work for Paramount whilst his 'greylisting' by the accursed HUAC did not exactly improve his employment prospects. One can only say that he does his best here with the material at his disposal.
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- brogmiller
- Dec 17, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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