Sudden Fear

August 28th, 2008



Sudden Fear

Category: Film-Noir
All Genres: Film-Noir, Thriller
Release Year: 1952
Country: USA
Runtime: 110
Rating: 6.3 (0)
Languages: English
Director: David Miller
Sound: Mono
Taglines:
  • Every Suspenseful Moment...Every Embrace...Every Kiss - A Breathtaking Experience!
  • A Breathtaking Experience !

  • Writing by: Lenore J. Coffee - writer
    Edna Sherry - novel
    Robert Smith - writer

    Produced by: Joe Kaufmann - producer
    Joan Crawford - executive producer (uncredited)

    Cast: Joan Crawford - Myra Hudson
    Jack Palance - Lester Blaine
    Gloria Grahame - Irene Neves
    Bruce Bennett - Steve Kearney
    Virginia Huston - Ann Taylor
    Mike Connors - Junior Kearney (as Touch Connors)
    Estelle Etterre - Party Guest (uncredited)
    Bess Flowers - Reception Guest (uncredited)
    Taylor Holmes - Scott Martindale (uncredited)
    Selmer Jackson - Dr. Van Roan (uncredited)
    Lewis Martin - Bill, the Play Director (uncredited)

    Music: Elmer Bernstein
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    Plot Outline: A wealthy lady playwright is wooed by and ultimately marries a younger actor/con artist she once fired.
    Plot: Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudsons new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesnt look like a "romantic leading man." On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive? The answer brings on a game of cat and mouse; but whos the cat and whos the mouse?

    Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
    The credits state that the film is "Made with pride entirely in the U.S.A."

    Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Lester puts down Irenes telephone, he calls out her name three times but the second we hear her name, his lips dont move at all.

    Trivia: There are 2 entries in the trivia list - like these: