Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear
7.3

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Directed by: David Miller

Overview

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?

Reviews (3)

  • Steve (Rated: 6)

    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 knowled...

  • John Chard (Rated: 7)

    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 La...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    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...

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