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Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
When college student Bill Perry grows inappropriately fond of psychology professor Wilma Tuttle and tries to rape her, her self-defense inadvertently kills him. Wilma then moves Bill's corpse to a nearby beach and makes his death look like the result of a cliff diving accident. But her guilt over the incident builds, and Lt. Ted Dorgan begins to suspect that Wilma knows more than she's letting on.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- William DieterleDirector
- Ketti FringsScreenplay
Cast
- Loretta YoungDr. Wilma Tuttle
- Robert CummingsWarren Ford
- Wendell CoreyLieut. Ted Dorgan
- Sam JaffeDr. Romley
- Douglas DickBill Perry
- Suzanne DalbertSusan Duval
- Sara AllgoodMrs. Conner
- Mickey KnoxJack Hunter
- George SpauldingDean Rhodes
- Francis PierlotDr. Vinson
- Ann DoranMiss Rice
- Carole MathewsWaitress
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Themes
based on novel or bookdivingprofessorself-defensecollegemalibufilm noirmurderpsychologistlos angeles, californiateacher student relationship