Sudden Fear

1952 · 112 min · EN · NR · 7.2 (146 votes)

Dir. David Miller · Starring Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett, Virginia Huston, Mike Connors · Music Elmer Bernstein

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Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

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A smoky, rain-slicked journey where charm masks danger. Every glance is loaded, every word a potential trap. It's a classic noir dance of manipulation and desire, where you're never quite sure who's playing whom.

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