The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
An adolescent believes that his widowed mother's suitor may have murdered his father.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Leo ErdodyOriginal Music Composer
- Adele ComandiniScreenplay
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
Cast
- Jimmy LydonPaul Cartwright
- Warren WilliamBrett Curtis
- Sally EilersVirginia Cartwright
- Regis ToomeyDr. Vincent
- Charles ArntProfessor Muhlbach
- George H. ReedBenjamin
- Jayne HazardDorothy Cartwright
- Jimmy ClarkGeorge
- Mary McLeodLydia
- Pierre WatkinArmstrong
- Sonia SorelMiss Farber
- Victor PotelMac
Stills
Themes
widowsuspicion of murderfilm noirb moviefamily tensioncollege student