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DramaCrimeThriller

Crime of Passion

- The sin ... the lie ... the crime of passion.

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

Release Date : 1956-12-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Robert Goldstein ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Character Name : Kathy Ferguson

Original Name : Barbara Stanwyck

Gender : Female

Sterling Hayden

Character Name : Lt. William Doyle

Original Name : Sterling Hayden

Gender : Male

Raymond Burr

Character Name : Inspektor Pope

Original Name : Raymond Burr

Gender : Male

Fay Wray

Character Name : Alice Pope

Original Name : Fay Wray

Gender : Female

Virginia Grey

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Virginia Grey

Gender : Female

Royal Dano

Character Name : Capt. Charlie Alidas

Original Name : Royal Dano

Gender : Male

Robert Griffin

Character Name : Police Sgt. James

Original Name : Robert Griffin

Gender : Male

Dennis Cross

Character Name : Police Sgt. Jules

Original Name : Dennis Cross

Gender : Male

Jay Adler

Character Name : Mr. Nalence

Original Name : Jay Adler

Gender : Male

Stuart Whitman

Character Name : Laboratory Technician

Original Name : Stuart Whitman

Gender : Male

Malcolm Atterbury

Character Name : Police Officer Spitz

Original Name : Malcolm Atterbury

Gender : Male

Robert Quarry

Character Name : Sam, Reporter

Original Name : Robert Quarry

Gender : Male

Gail Bonney

Character Name : Mrs. London

Original Name : Gail Bonney

Gender : Female

Joe Conley

Character Name : Delivery Boy

Original Name : Joe Conley

Gender : Male

Ralph Brooks

Character Name : Reporter in Newspaper Office (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Brooks

Gender : Male

Larry Carr

Character Name :

Original Name : Larry Carr

Gender : Male

Jack Chefe

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Chefe

Gender : Male

Richard Collier

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Collier

Gender : Male

Nan Dolan

Character Name :

Original Name : Nan Dolan

Gender : Male

Madelon Erin

Character Name :

Original Name : Madelon Erin

Gender : Male

Patricia Merlin

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Patricia Merlin

Gender : Male

Charles Perry

Character Name : Cornerman (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Perry

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Peg La Centra

Character Name : Mrs. James (uncredited)

Original Name : Peg La Centra

Gender : Male

Joe Ploski

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Ploski

Gender : Male

Carl Sklover

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Sklover

Gender : Male

Cosmo Sardo

Character Name : Guest at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Policeman Writing Ticket (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Geraldine Wall

Character Name : Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Original Name : Geraldine Wall

Gender : Female

Helen Jay

Character Name : Newspaper Reader (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Jay

Gender : Female

Jean Howell

Character Name : Mrs. Jules (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Howell

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-01

"Kathy" (Barbara Stanwyck) is a feisty journalist who is sent to get the "woman's angle" on a crime and encounters a rather sexist captain and his more reasonable lieutenant "Doyle" (Sterling Hayden). After a bit of an whirlwind romance, the couple marry and move in together. It doesn't take her too long to discover that her husband, though loving, is actually a bit of a plodder who is content to work in the same job, with the same dull people, until he collects his clock. Their relationship starts to founder a little and that's when she becomes friendly with his unhappy colleague "Tony" (Raymond Burr) and his unassuming wife "Alice" (Far Wray). Pretty swiftly there is some cheating going on, but that only frustrates "Kathy" further, forcing a tragedy that has her husband and his entire team focused on an investigation that can only wreak havoc with all of their lives. This starts off quite strongly, with Stanwyck having a few pithy lines to deliver. As it meanders along, though, it loses that sharpness and becomes a bit more of a standard romantic thriller gone wrong! Raymond Burr could never be described as versatile, and he and Hayden battle one and other to see who can be the most wooden. It is watchable but could lose twenty minutes, I thought, leaving us with a far tighter, less verbose, story of betrayal that might just have worked better.