Overview
The sexual chemistry between a drifter and a waitress at a roadside cafe is so intense that they will do anything to be together - even if it means killing the woman's husband.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Tay Garnett - Director
Lana Turner
John Garfield
Cecil Kellaway
Hume Cronyn
Audrey Totter
Alan Reed Sr.
Alan Reed, Sr.
Brick Sullivan
Edgar Sherrod
Garry Owen
Details
- Format: DVD (Dubbed, Standard Screen)
- Run Time: 113
- Color Format: B&W
- UPC: 012569585829
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: January 2004
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Set during the Depression, this story concerns an older man and his attractive young wife, who take on drifter Frank Chambers as an employee at their roadside cafe. Cora, the unhappy wife, is searching for a way out of her drab day-to-day existence. Soon she and Frank develop lustful feelings for each other, and their passions grow until they plan a new life together -- a new life that begins with her husband's murder.
Notes:
Before production, acotr John Garfield went into the army, so the film's director tested Cameron Mitchell for the lead. But Garfield was released from military service because of a heart condition, and, in the end, he took the role.
Film debut for actor Cameron Grant.
The erotic scenes in the film had to be toned down to comply with the standards of the Hays Office. Even this sanitized version was considered shocking by some at the time.
Reviews:
"...One of the steamiest crime tales ever made..." -- 4 out of 5 stars - 03/01/2000 Total Film, p.84
"Turner has one of the best screen entrances in history; Garfield literally reels." - 01/16/2004 USA Today, p.4E
"Lana Turner's Cora is all fire and ice, while John Garfield's Frank takes a sweaty, convincing journey from besotted suitor to wary partner in crime." - 07/01/2004 Sight and Sound, p.77
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