After a whirlwind romance while on vacation in Mexico, young and beautiful heiress Celia (Bennett) decides to marry Mark Lamphere (Redgrave), the publisher of an architectural journal. Once the honeymoon is over, however, Celia begins to suspect that her new husband is deeply disturbed and
may have murdered his first wife. This is a frustrating film for fans of director Fritz Lang. While filled with stunning visuals and amazing camera moves, it suffers from bad scripting and dated psychological analysis. The structure is overly complicated and deceiving, with flashbacks and
voice-overs. Despite these problems, Lang does manage to create a fairly engrossing film. Th...
Released:
1948
Rated:
NR
Length:
98 mins