"It could happen to so many married women!"

1949

1h 22m

6.8(131 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

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57 members

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James Mason

Martin Donnelly

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Joan Bennett

Lucia Harper

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Geraldine Brooks

Bea Harper

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Henry O'Neill

Tom Harper

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Shepperd Strudwick

Ted Darby

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David Bair

David Harper

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Roy Roberts

Nagel

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Jessie Arnold

Old Lady (uncredited)

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Al Bain

Man (uncredited)

Crew

Jack Baker

Man (uncredited)

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Pat Barton

Receptionist (uncredited)

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Holger Bendixen

Man (uncredited)

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Gail Bonney

Woman (uncredited)

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Chet Brandenburg

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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Peter Brocco

Pete the Bartender (uncredited)

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Paul E. Burns

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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John Butler

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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Kathryn Card

Mrs. Loring (uncredited)

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Claire Carleton

Woman (uncredited)

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Boyd Davis

Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)

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Karl 'Killer' Davis

Wrestler (uncredited)

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George Dockstader

Man (uncredited)

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Charles Evans

Bank Official (uncredited)

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Charles Ferguson

Policeman (uncredited)

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Everett Glass

Drug Clerk (uncredited)

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Robert Gordon

Man (uncredited)

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Buddy Gorman

Magazine Clerk (uncredited)

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Harry Harvey

Post Office Clerk (uncredited)

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Virginia Hunter

Girl (uncredited)

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Danny Jackson

Drummer (uncredited)

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Charles Jordan

Man (uncredited)

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Kenneth Kendall

Man (uncredited)

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Norman Leavitt

Second Postal Clerk (uncredited)

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David Levitt

Man (uncredited)

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Mike Mahoney

Policeman (uncredited)

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Charles Marsh

Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited)

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Louis Mason

Mike (uncredited)

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Richard Mickelson

Man (uncredited)

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John Monaghan

Policeman (uncredited)

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Sue Moore

Woman (uncredited)

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Evelyn Moriarty

Woman (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Bank Guard (uncredited)

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Joe Palma

Card Player (uncredited)

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Dorothy Phillips

Woman (uncredited)

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Joe Ploski

Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited)

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Byron Poindexter

Man (uncredited)

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Joe Recht

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Barry Regan

Man (uncredited)

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John Roy

Man (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Man (uncredited)

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Celeste Savoi

Waitress (uncredited)

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William Schallert

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

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Billy Snyder

Gambler (uncredited)

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Glenn Thompson

Policeman (uncredited)

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Frances E. Williams

Sybil (uncredited)

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Harry Wilson

Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)

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