This was a decent psychological film noir that really played on our lead character's paranoia. Angela Lansbury is absolutely gorgeous as our femme fatale, Doris Hillman. Doris' agent approaches a young, handsome, down-on-his-luck architect with a business proposition.
"You better call out, sometimes she swims in the nude."-maid "Don't worry about it, so do I."-Edward Shaw (architect)
The business proposal is a partnership of sorts...Doris' husband will front the money, Edward will design and build the homes and Doris will sell them. Sounds pretty simple...but then Doris starts explaining that her husband will only front the money if the business takes out $250,000 keyman insurance on Edward, since he is the only one that can't be replaced.
"Look Mrs. Hillman, I'm wise. Now that I'm hooked I am supposed to agree to anything, isn't that it?"-Edward "Hooked?"-Doris "First the pool and swimming suit. Now this teepee and the war paint. This is one scalp you won't get."-Edward
After initially calling the whole deal off, Edward agrees to take out keyman insurance for a lesser sum...and then starts to imagine the Doris is trying to kill him, especially after he meets her sister Madge and starts to learn some truths.
This was a decent noir, but the best part was the chemistry between Doris and Edward. They were electric! I highly recommend this film for Angela Lansbury fans, she really is gorgeous and smoking up the screen in this film. Worth seeing...and maybe having a few stills from.
"Stand you up? I'd rather strangle myself."- Edward.
"You better call out, sometimes she swims in the nude."-maid "Don't worry about it, so do I."-Edward Shaw (architect)
The business proposal is a partnership of sorts...Doris' husband will front the money, Edward will design and build the homes and Doris will sell them. Sounds pretty simple...but then Doris starts explaining that her husband will only front the money if the business takes out $250,000 keyman insurance on Edward, since he is the only one that can't be replaced.
"Look Mrs. Hillman, I'm wise. Now that I'm hooked I am supposed to agree to anything, isn't that it?"-Edward "Hooked?"-Doris "First the pool and swimming suit. Now this teepee and the war paint. This is one scalp you won't get."-Edward
After initially calling the whole deal off, Edward agrees to take out keyman insurance for a lesser sum...and then starts to imagine the Doris is trying to kill him, especially after he meets her sister Madge and starts to learn some truths.
This was a decent noir, but the best part was the chemistry between Doris and Edward. They were electric! I highly recommend this film for Angela Lansbury fans, she really is gorgeous and smoking up the screen in this film. Worth seeing...and maybe having a few stills from.
"Stand you up? I'd rather strangle myself."- Edward.