Crime of Passion
1956 · Movie · NR · 86 min · ★ 6.1 · 75% critics
A former newspaper professional gives up a lively career for marriage to a steady homicide detective, only to feel trapped by suburban routine and his lack of ambition. Her restless push to improve their future leads her into morally dangerous territory.
Also known as Love Story · The Deadly Triangle
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-12-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (55 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy dark 1950s marital thrillers with ambition, discontent, and noir mood, especially near A Kiss Before Dying; Not for you if implausible plotting frustrates you.
Pros: strong lead performance; sharp social critique; noir suburban tension | Cons: uneven plotting; far-fetched turns; occasional slow stretches
Themes
- infidelity
- police
- ambition
- police operation
- press
- film noir
- columnist
- unhappy marriage
- scheming wife
- unhappy wife
- ambitious wife
Cast & crew
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
Robert Griffin
as Police Sgt. James
Dennis Cross
as Police Sgt. Jules
Jay Adler
as Mr. Nalence
Stuart Whitman
as Laboratory Technician
Directed by Gerd Oswald