Movie
Sudden Fear
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?
Details
- Release date
- 1952-08-07
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Joseph Kaufman Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joan Crawford as Myra Hudson Blaine
- Jack Palance as Lester Blaine
- Gloria Grahame as Irene Neves
- Bruce Bennett as Steve Kearney
- Virginia Huston as Ann Taylor
- Mike Connors as Junior Kearney
- Bess Flowers as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Harold Miller as Reception Guest (uncredited)
- Bert Stevens as Opera Patron (uncredited)
Crew
- David Miller - Director
- Lenore J. Coffee - Screenplay
- Robert Smith - Screenplay
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