Human Desire
Summary:
Carl Buckley (Broderick Crawford) needs the intervention of his beautiful wife Vicki (Gloria Grahame) to keep his job, so Vicki meets with Carl's boss Owens (Grandon Rhodes), and Carl's job is secure. Insanely jealous, Carl finds Vicki with Owens on board a train and kills Owens. Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford), an off-duty train engineer protects Vicki and they begin an affair. Sti... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Glenn Ford - (Jeff Warren)
Gloria Grahame - (Vicki Buckley)
Broderick Crawford - (Carl Buckley)
Edgar Buchanan - (Alec Simmons)
Kathleen Case - (Ellen Simmons)
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Review:
Although it's not one of his noir masterworks, this grim tale of infidelity and blackmail provides a reminder that even Fritz Lang's workaday efforts remain vivid and compelling. Updated for the conformist '50s and relocated to the fringes of working-class Middle America by screenwriter Alfred Hayes, Emile Zola's source material retains it... Continue >>
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