Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.
Acting
Steve Cochran's sadistic charm—pure venom.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Miami and hallucinatory Havana.
Direction
Ripley's surreal third act detour into madness.
Director
Arthur Ripley
Robert Cummings
Chuck Scott
Michèle Morgan
Lorna Roman
Steve Cochran
Eddie Roman
Peter Lorre
Gino
Lloyd Corrigan
Emmerrich Johnson
Jack Holt
Cmdr. Davidson
Don Wilson
Fats
Alex Minotis
Lt. Acosta
Nina Koshetz
Madame Chin
James Westerfield
Job the Butler
Shirley O'Hara
Manicurist
Bess Flowers
Woman sitting at bar at Florida Club
Florence Auer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Cummings fought to keep the surreal dream sequence; studio wanted it cut as too confusing.
Adapted from Cornell Woolrich's 'The Black Path of Fear,' this flopped on release but became a cult noir staple for its unhinged final act.
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