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In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house.In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house.In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house.
Jason Robards Sr.
- Stacy Rogers
- (as Jason Robards)
Jimmie Dodd
- Mr. Nelson
- (as Jimmy Dodd)
Smoki Whitfield
- Porter
- (scenes deleted)
Walter Bacon
- Country Club Guest
- (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
- Giovanni Strobini
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Country Club Guest
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAt the beginning of the movie, Robert Young's character tries to commit suicide by running his car engine in an enclosed garage. Then in flashback, the doctor says that he's concerned about Young's character's recurring bouts of depression. In real life, Young suffered from depression for decades, and tried to commit suicide in Westlake Village, CA in January 1991 by running a hose from his exhaust pipe into the interior of his car. Young called a tow truck to try to start his car. The driver noticed the hose, and contacted the police.
- GoofsIn the opening scene, Robert Young's character is discovered suffocated by heavy carbon monoxide in a sealed garage, but nobody else coming in the garage is affected by the deadly gas. Additionally, unless a car is burning oil or running very rich, exhaust fumes are not visible as was shown here. This reveals some type of smoke or vapor was used, not an actual auto exhaust.
- Quotes
Jeff Cohalan: Let's see what the tea leaves say about you... there's a trick my grandmother taught me; she learned it from an old witch in Ireland.
Ellen Foster: And so you've been drinking coffee ever since.
- ConnectionsReferenced in This Movie Must Die!: The Second Woman (1950) (2021)
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I really enjoyed this film. It has a fairly believable premise. I do have a little trouble with the self-sacrifice angle and the idea of taking things to the grave that could be dealt with, but it has lots of suspense and a cool ending. Robert Young is carrying around a secret. He is being daily harassed by someone. His dog is killed, his house is burned, his horse is harmed (to the point where it needs to be destroyed), and his livelihood (as an architect) is being compromised. He meets a young woman who makes him happy, but she can't convince him to come clean. There is a plot to portray him as psychotic (actually paranoid), He seems to have some handle on everything but won't say what it is. There is excellent cinematography. The pacing is quite good. I have to admit I never suspected what was going on. It's a captivating film. The acting is quite good. Oh, yes, as I see these films, I have seen the presence of Jimmy Dodd who was the head Mousketeer on the old Mickey Mouse Club show of the fifties. His acting portfolio is rather extensive though unimpressive.
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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