Nearing the end of the British quota quickie era came this one. It is easily one of the best of the several dozen that I have seen up to this point, focusing on the murder of a fascinating femme fatale (Ursula Howells), outwardly charming but deliciously malicious. She's the wife of successful banker Griffith Jones who seems unaware of her infidelities, and naturally, he is the first one questioned after she is found dead after a thunder storm of grave proportions.
A fascinating dinner party with Jones and Howell hosting several friends (among them Honor Blackman) and ironically discussing the option of murdering one's spouse, and it's soon obvious that Jones knows more than he's telling as he scrambles to find an alibi.
The other main suspect (mainly from the point of view from the audience) is artist John Van Eyssen who has a bit more of an obsession with her. Blackman, revealing her love for Jones, is made another possibility as are their acquaintances Mary Tenes and Paul Gilbert, also victims of Howell's game playing. Tenes, the very epitome of the neurotic wife, takes dramatic steps that adds them to the growing list.
Impressively made yet under an hour, this dark little thriller shows how one person's antics can destroy, even after their death. Jaw dropping photography and sudden twists are exciting and help keep the viewer hooked. I've seen lightning storms like the one that occurs early in the film, yet my experiences were never a metaphor like the one that overpowers the screams Howell lets out here.
A fascinating dinner party with Jones and Howell hosting several friends (among them Honor Blackman) and ironically discussing the option of murdering one's spouse, and it's soon obvious that Jones knows more than he's telling as he scrambles to find an alibi.
The other main suspect (mainly from the point of view from the audience) is artist John Van Eyssen who has a bit more of an obsession with her. Blackman, revealing her love for Jones, is made another possibility as are their acquaintances Mary Tenes and Paul Gilbert, also victims of Howell's game playing. Tenes, the very epitome of the neurotic wife, takes dramatic steps that adds them to the growing list.
Impressively made yet under an hour, this dark little thriller shows how one person's antics can destroy, even after their death. Jaw dropping photography and sudden twists are exciting and help keep the viewer hooked. I've seen lightning storms like the one that occurs early in the film, yet my experiences were never a metaphor like the one that overpowers the screams Howell lets out here.