Smoking her way through cartons of cigarettes, neurotically brushing her hair and snapping her fingers to make a point, Davis almost does a caricature of herself. But it's a bravura performance, and this melodramatic crime story — about a mystery writer (
Davis) whose upcoming marriage to
Anthony Steel>/B> his threatened when her husband escapes from prison — is good, twisty fun.
Released:
1951
Rated:
NR
Length:
91 mins