The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Jo EisingerScreenplay
- Paul DunlapOriginal Music Composer
- Gerd OswaldDirector
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckKathy Ferguson
- Sterling HaydenLt. William Doyle
- Raymond BurrInspector Tony Pope
- Fay WrayAlice Pope
- Virginia GreySara Alidas
- Royal DanoCapt. Charlie Alidas
- Robert GriffinPolice Sgt. James
- Dennis CrossPolice Sgt. Jules
- Jay AdlerMr. Nalence
- Stuart WhitmanLaboratory Technician
- Malcolm AtterburyPolice Officer Spitz
- Robert QuarrySam, Reporter
Stills
Themes
infidelitypoliceambitionpolice operationpressfilm noircolumnistunhappy marriagescheming wifeunhappy wifeambitious wife