I know The Story of G.I. Joe was Robert Mitchum's breakthrough role, earning him his only Academy Award nomination, but he received first billing the year before in the psychological thriller When Strangers Marry. Not bad for having bit parts in 1943!
Kim Hunter is a naïve young lady who married a man she only met three times. She's meeting him in New York in between his business trips, and she accidentally bumps into her old flame, Robert Mitchum. He clearly still has feelings for her, and it's no mystery why she continues to see him socially even after telling him she's married-he's gorgeous! There's clearly a lot Kim doesn't know about her husband, Dean Jagger, and the more she does find out, the less she likes. He doesn't want her to tell anyone where they live, he doesn't approve of her friends coming over, and he's lied about his whereabouts. . .
A little spooky, a little romantic, but not quite as fantastic as regular noir classics, this is a great movie to rent if you want to see Robert Mitchum early in his career. You don't have to watch all nineteen movies he made in 1943; he probably has more screen time in this movie than he did in all those others combined. He's one of my favorite celebrity boyfriends, so I'll always watch one of his movies, but if you're not already in love with him, rent Rachel and the Stranger first.
Kim Hunter is a naïve young lady who married a man she only met three times. She's meeting him in New York in between his business trips, and she accidentally bumps into her old flame, Robert Mitchum. He clearly still has feelings for her, and it's no mystery why she continues to see him socially even after telling him she's married-he's gorgeous! There's clearly a lot Kim doesn't know about her husband, Dean Jagger, and the more she does find out, the less she likes. He doesn't want her to tell anyone where they live, he doesn't approve of her friends coming over, and he's lied about his whereabouts. . .
A little spooky, a little romantic, but not quite as fantastic as regular noir classics, this is a great movie to rent if you want to see Robert Mitchum early in his career. You don't have to watch all nineteen movies he made in 1943; he probably has more screen time in this movie than he did in all those others combined. He's one of my favorite celebrity boyfriends, so I'll always watch one of his movies, but if you're not already in love with him, rent Rachel and the Stranger first.