Synopsis
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Edith R. SommerScreenplay
- Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
- Nicholas RayDirector
Cast
- Joan FontaineChristabel
- Robert RyanNick
- Zachary ScottCurtis
- Joan LeslieDonna
- Mel FerrerGobby
- Harold VermilyeaJohn Caine
- Virginia FarmerAunt Clara
- Kathleen HowardMrs. Bolton
- Dick RyanArthur
- Bess FlowersMrs. Worthington
- Joy HallwardMrs. Porter
- Hazel BoyneCommittee Woman
Stills
Themes
film noirhome wreckermanipulative womanhomewrecker