Hume Cronyn as Arthur Keats; Alan Reed as Ezra Liam Kennedy; Leon Ames as Kyle Sackett; Cecil Kellaway as Nick Smith; Lana Turner as Cora Smith; Jeff York as Blair; John Garfield as Frank Chambers; Audrey Totter as Madge Gorland
Rating
NR (Not Rated)
Cinematography
Sidney Wagner
Language
English
Plot
Nick Smith, a middle-aged roadside diner owner, hires a drifter, Frank Chambers, to work at his restaurant. Frank quickly begins an affair with Nick's beautiful young wife, Cora, and the two conspire to kill Nick and seize his assets. When they succeed, local prosecutor Kyle Sackett becomes suspicious, but is unable to build a solid case. However, the couple soon realizes that no misdeed ever goes truly unpunished.
Producer
Carey Wilson
Writer
James M. Cain; Harry Ruskin
Subtitles
English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Spanish