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The Unfaithful (1947)

Director: Vincent Sherman

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From Time Out Film Guide

A fine melodrama loosely updating Somerset Maugham's The Letter to take in the problem of lonely wartime wives. The magnificent Sheridan gives one of her best performances as the woman who falls from grace, and is then forced to kill her importunate lover (alleging that he is an intruder) to prevent the husband she loves from finding out. A little florid as her trial builds to an impassioned plea for understanding (though Scott as the husband, and Ayres as the sympathetic defence counsel, both give good support); but the rest, co-scripted by David Goodis and including a blackmailer among its tortuous thriller-style ramifications, is beautifully handled.

Author: TM 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Vincent Sherman

Producer: Jerry Wald

Cast: Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Steve Geray, Jerome Cowan, John Hoyt full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers

Duration: 109 mins


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