Summaries

Barbara Carlin attends her own funeral and returns home suspecting that her husband, Rod Carlin, had tried to do away with her, and is also (rightfully) curious as to just who was the woman buried under her name. She learns that the victim was glamor girl Helen Lawrence, with whom her husband had been having an affair. Complications come from her sister Rusty, who, it turns out, is not her real sister and also doesn't like her a whole lot, and from a dim-witted prize fighter, George Mandley. The family attorney, Michael Dunn, stands around and provides little in the way of help or reason for being there, until...—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • infidelity
  • murder
  • extramarital affair
  • crooked lawyer
  • circumstantial evidence
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Release date Oct 17, 1947
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies Ben Stoloff Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 8m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

All Filters