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Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
30 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner JanssenOriginal Music Composer
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
- Gordon KahnScreenplay
- S.K. LaurenScreenplay
- Alvah BessieScreenplay
Cast
- Zachary ScottHorace Woodruff 'Woody' Vendig
- Louis HaywardVic Lambdin
- Diana LynnMartha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
- Sydney GreenstreetBuck Mansfield
- Lucille BremerChrista Mansfield
- Martha VickersSusan Duane
- Dennis HoeyMr. Burnside
- Edith BarrettMrs. Burnside
- Raymond BurrPete Vendig
- Joyce ArlingKate Vendig
- Charles EvansBruce Endicott McDonald
- Robert J. AndersonHorace Vendig as a Child
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Themes
film noirphilanthropist