Handbook for Jealousy (1934)
Directed by Richard Thorpe / Roy William Neill
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this drama, a fighter's fiancee refuses to marry him until he can overcome his insane jealousy. He does and they marry. The jealousy resurfaces when he finds his wife and her boss in a hotel room. He goes mad with rage and kills her boss. His wife is blamed for the killing. Just before the verdict is announced, the guilt-ridden man confesses and himself receives the death-penalty. Time passes and his finally hour arrives. He asks the attending priest to offer him a 10-count. Just as the priest hits nine, his voice becomes that of a referee and the boxer is seen slowly awakening from being knocked on conscious during a fight. The whole story was but a dream.
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confession [criminal], masquerade, murder, mystery [whodunit], party, suicide, accusation, false-accusation, fantasy, fiancee, fighter, guilt, innocence, jealousy, killing, marriage, rage, reality, verdict
