Drama ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1956 · 1h 26m

Crime of Passion

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Director
Gerd Oswald
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck as Kathy Ferguson Sterling Hayden as Lt. William Doyle Raymond Burr as Inspector Tony Pope Fay Wray as Alice Pope Virginia Grey as Sara Alidas Royal Dano as Capt. Charlie Alidas
Crew
Joseph LaShelle — Director of Photography Marjorie Fowler — Editor Paul Dunlap — Original Music Composer Jo Eisinger — Screenplay Jo Eisinger — Story Herman Cohen — Producer
Tagline

Her husband was lying so close... the gun was even closer... now she was only one sin away from the Crime of Passion.

Synopsis

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

Mood & Themes
infidelitypoliceambitionpolice operationpressfilm noircolumnistunhappy marriagescheming wifeunhappy wifeambitious wife
Key Collaborators
Gerd Oswald Director Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography Marjorie Fowler Editor Paul Dunlap Original Music Composer Jo Eisinger Screenplay Jo Eisinger Story Herman Cohen Producer Grace Houston Costume Design
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