| Release Date: | Jun 1956 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards: | 1 win |
| Runtime: | 107 min |
| Cast: | Joan Crawford (Millicent Wetherby) Vera Miles (Virginia Hanson) Lorne Greene (Mr. Hanson) Ruth Donnelly (Liz Eckhart) Shepperd Strudwick (Dr. Malcolm Couzzens) Selmer Jackson (Mr. Wetherby) Maxine Cooper (Nurse Evans) Marjorie Bennett (Waitress) Frank Gerstle (Mr. Ramsey) Leonard Mudie (Colonel Hillyer) Maurice Manson (Dr. Masterson) Cliff Robertson (Burt Hanson) Abdullah Abbas (Mexican Vendor (uncredited)) Frank Arnold (Butcher (uncredited)) Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo) Bess Flowers (Concert Attendee getting into Car...) Bob Hopkins (Desk clerk (uncredited)) Ethan Laidlaw (Restaurant Patron (uncredited)) Robert Sherman (Paul (uncredited) (voice)) Hal Taggart (Extra at Concert (uncredited)) Arthur Tovey (Passerby on Street (uncredited)) Ralph Volkie (Doorman (uncredited)) |
Millicent Wetherby is a middle-aged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Millicent's solitary existence changes when she encounters Burt Hansen a charismatic younger man. As Burt successfully woos her and wins her hand in marriage, rumors begin to surface that Millicent's newfound beau is in fact a deranged maniac. Things grow even more complicated for Millicent when a woman claiming to be Hansen's first wife shows up. As Burt begins to lose control of himself, Millicent ponders the most radical of actions against her husband.
