The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Brooke's brief marital life with Eric takes a downturn when she starts suspecting that he is starving his son from a prior marriage to death in order to claim his inheritance.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph SantleyDirector
- Whitman ChambersScreenplay
- C. Graham BakerScreenplay
- Adolph DeutschOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Helmut DantineDr. Eric Ryder
- Andrea KingBrooke Gifford Ryder
- William PrinceDavid G. MacKellar, Louise's Lawyer
- John AlvinCarl, Emma's Son
- Becky BrownGenevieve Calvin
- Richard ErdmanJoe, Counterman at Owl Lunch
- Peggy KnudsenLouise Ryder, Eric's ex-wife
- Don McGuireJohnnie, MacKellar's Photographer
- Lisa GolmEmma, Eric's Sister
- Larry GeigerPhilip Ryder, Eric's Son
- Monte BlueMike, Police Lieutenant
- J. Scott SmartTimothy Freeman
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Themes
san francisco, californiafilm noirinheritancemurdererhasty marriagequack doctor