Sudden Fear (1952)

Joan Crawford - Movie I've Viewed (23 person items)

" Jack Palance and ..."

When the Character Is News in Newspaper 2 (23 movies items)

" Jack Palance as Lester Blaine Joan Crawford as Myra Hudson (Blaine)"

Train Scenes IV - Movies (35 movies items)

" Jack Palance and Joan Crawford"

A good movie

“To be honest, I had never heard of this movie, I came across it by accident on YouTube but since it seemed to have a solid reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be a nice film noir, even if the story was rather flimsy and generic. Indeed, from the start, it was pretty obvious that there was something fishy about Lester Blaine and it was never really convincing that a bright woman like Myra Hudson would fall head over heels like that for a guy she basically barely knew. Fortunately, the directing by David Miller was really efficient (it would be easily one of his best movies) and, above all, there was a top-notch cast involved. Back then, Joan Crawford was at the top of her game or at least, her power. Indeed, she was the executive producer, she hired th” read more

1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: It turned out to be a nice film noir, even if the story was rather flimsy and generic. Indeed, from the start, it was pretty obvious that there was something fishy about Lester Blaine and it was never really convincing how a bright woman like Myra Hudson would fall head over heels like that for a guy she basically barely knew. Fortunately, the directing by David Miller was really efficient (it would be easily one of his best movies) and, above all, there was a top-notch cast involved. B"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: It turned out to be a nice film noir, even if the story was rather flimsy and generic. Indeed, from the start, it was pretty obvious that there was something fishy about Lester Blaine and it was never really convincing how a bright woman like Myra Hudson would fall head over heels like that for a guy she basically barely knew. Fortunately, the directing by David Miller was really efficient (it would be easily one of his best movies) and, above all, there was a top-notch cast involved. B"