Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
Acting
Lockwood's eyes lie better than her mouth.
Costume
Glamour so sharp it could cut you.
Direction
Comfort squeezes tension from polite tea scenes.
Director
Lance Comfort
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made when Hollywood's 'women's pictures' were peaking, this British counterpart lets its killer heroine win — almost unheard of in American noir.
Margaret Lockwood was Britain's biggest female star after 'The Lady Vanishes,' and this was her deliberate pivot to darker, more adult roles.
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