Outstanding film with Stuart Whitman giving an Oscar nominated performance as a man convicted of intent to molest a young child.
With the help of psychiatrist, Rod Steiger in a memorable supporting performance, the Whitman character is deemed cured and ready to rejoin society.
He seems to do well, with his landlord, at his job, romantic involvement-everything going for him until a vicious reporter destroys him by innuendo. Whitman was able to survive the accusation made against him in a similar molestation leading to the death of the victim, but the pictures of him with his lady friend's daughter are just too much for people, especially those idled by gossip and those vicious enough to invent more things beyond anyone's imagination.
Maria Schell is terrific as his lady friend and Brenda de Banzie offers a lot as a kindly landlady who is eventually swayed to think as others do.
As Steiger explains to Whitman: "You have to work things out on your own." The picture does that for you.
With the help of psychiatrist, Rod Steiger in a memorable supporting performance, the Whitman character is deemed cured and ready to rejoin society.
He seems to do well, with his landlord, at his job, romantic involvement-everything going for him until a vicious reporter destroys him by innuendo. Whitman was able to survive the accusation made against him in a similar molestation leading to the death of the victim, but the pictures of him with his lady friend's daughter are just too much for people, especially those idled by gossip and those vicious enough to invent more things beyond anyone's imagination.
Maria Schell is terrific as his lady friend and Brenda de Banzie offers a lot as a kindly landlady who is eventually swayed to think as others do.
As Steiger explains to Whitman: "You have to work things out on your own." The picture does that for you.