The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 74% of the 110 1950s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
146 audience votes
Key crew
- David MillerDirector
- Robert SmithScreenplay
- Lenore J. CoffeeScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joan CrawfordMyra Hudson Blaine
- Jack PalanceLester Blaine
- Gloria GrahameIrene Neves
- Bruce BennettSteve Kearney
- Virginia HustonAnn Taylor
- Mike ConnorsJunior Kearney
- Bess FlowersParty Guest (uncredited)
- Harold MillerReception Guest (uncredited)
- Bert StevensOpera Patron (uncredited)
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Themes
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