While Doris Day will be forever remembered for her sweet films and comedies, she occasionally made dark films like "Midnight Lace" and "Julie". As for "Midnight Lace", I wasn't very impressed with the movie...but "Julie" is a terrific and tense thriller...and one of Day's best.
The story begins in the Monterey, California area. Julie (Day) is a widow who recently married Lyle (Louis Jourdan). However, the honeymoon period in this marriage is short and soon Lyle begins bullying and physically abusing Julie. He also lets it slip that Julie's first husband did not kill himself as everyone believed but HE murdered him. Now Julie is rightfully scared to death of the man, but she's no dummy and soon she escapes and seeks the help of the local police...who are completely useless and unsympathetic. After no help whatsoever, with the help of a friend (Barry Sullivan) she makes her way to San Francisco. There, the police are more sympathetic but are also unable to do much as Julie has no evidence that her husband is a maniac...but they don't just drop the case. They keep an eye on her....and Lyle is determined one way or another to kill her. What happens next is truly amazing but I'll say no more as I don't want to ruin the suspense.
The story is very good from start to finish. Some might hate that some of the police don't seem to care about Julie...though for that time period, this is sadly realistic. An amazing film and one that really haunts you. Terrific and tense from start to finish.
The story begins in the Monterey, California area. Julie (Day) is a widow who recently married Lyle (Louis Jourdan). However, the honeymoon period in this marriage is short and soon Lyle begins bullying and physically abusing Julie. He also lets it slip that Julie's first husband did not kill himself as everyone believed but HE murdered him. Now Julie is rightfully scared to death of the man, but she's no dummy and soon she escapes and seeks the help of the local police...who are completely useless and unsympathetic. After no help whatsoever, with the help of a friend (Barry Sullivan) she makes her way to San Francisco. There, the police are more sympathetic but are also unable to do much as Julie has no evidence that her husband is a maniac...but they don't just drop the case. They keep an eye on her....and Lyle is determined one way or another to kill her. What happens next is truly amazing but I'll say no more as I don't want to ruin the suspense.
The story is very good from start to finish. Some might hate that some of the police don't seem to care about Julie...though for that time period, this is sadly realistic. An amazing film and one that really haunts you. Terrific and tense from start to finish.