The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
89 audience votes
Key crew
- William CastleDirector
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Robb WhiteWriter
Cast
- Glenn CorbettKarl Anderson
- Patricia BreslinMiriam Webster
- Eugenie LeontovichHelga Swenson
- Alan BunceDr. Jonas
- Richard RustJim Nesbitt
- James WesterfieldAlfred S. Adrims
- Gilbert GreenLt. Miller
- Joan MarshallEmily
- Hope SummersMartha Adrims (Uncredited)
- Harry 'Snub' PollardEddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)
- Wolfe BarzellOlie (Uncredited)
- Teri Foster BrooksMrs. Forest (Uncredited)
Stills
Themes
californiapolicepharmacistwheelchairflower shopmurdermutekillerproto-slashergimmick