

Sudden Fear
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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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- Language
- English
- san francisco, california
- con man
- mistaken identity
- deceived wife
- film noir
- playwright
- mistress
- black and white
- writer
- heiress
- audio recording
- older woman younger man relationship
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United States of America
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNRNew York City, New York7 Aug 1952
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical19 Sept 1952
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A7 Aug 1952
FranceFR
- Theatrical14 Nov 1952
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1627 Mar 1953
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Sudden Fear was released on 7 August 1952.
Audience reviews
3- S6/10
Steve
4/29/2017
noiroftheweek.com The Homme Fatale in Sudden Fear “See, I’m not the kind of man who can live on his wife’s money.” We’re twenty-four minutes into the film Sudden Fear when we realize that the main male character, actor Lester Blaine played by Jack Palance is rotten, and it’s this knowledge that acts as a suspense builder in this taut noir film—a tale of greed, adultery and murder. Up to this point, we’ve …
- J7/10
John Chard
3/3/2020
You know what happened to Nietzsche? Sudden Fear is directed by David Miller and adapted to screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Robert Smith from the novel written by Edna Sherry. It stars Joan Crawford, Jack Palance and Gloria Grahame. Music is by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Charles Lang Jr. "Miss Hudson, in your own native city of San Francisco, there's an art gallery in the Legion of Honor in whic…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/9/2022
Joan Crawford and Jack Palance both turn in strong performances in this dark tale of ambition and betrayal. Crawford is great portraying a middle-aged playwright who bumps Palance off a play she has written. On a train journey, however, they meet again and we start a sequence by which he ingratiates himself and marries her. Soon we discover that Palance has been in cahoots with girlfriend Gloria Grahame and they have…
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