Story Line
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?
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Top Cast
Joan Crawford
Myra Hudson Blaine
Jack Palance
Lester Blaine
Gloria Grahame
Irene Neves
Bruce Bennett
Steve Kearney
Virginia Huston
Ann Taylor
Mike Connors
Junior Kearney
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1952-08-07
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
ThrillerCrime
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User Reviews (3)
Steve
6/10
•4/29/2017noiroftheweek.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 playe...
John Chard
7/10
•3/3/2020You 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 b...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•9/9/2022Joan 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 aga...