Where Danger Lives (1950)
Directed by John Farrow
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Film Noir, Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Jul 8, 1950 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 84 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Faith Domergue, the latest of Howard Hughes' protegees, made her film debut in 1950's Where Danger Lives. Domergue plays Margo Lannington the wife of Frederick Lannington (Claude Rains), an elderly millionaire possessed of a sadistic streak. Robert Mitchum co-stars as Jeff Cameron, a poor soul who falls in love with Margo without knowing that she's married. During a violent confrontation with the jealous Frederick, Cameron knocks the older man out and stumbles out of the room. Upon his return, he discovers that Frederick is dead. Margo had smothered her husband during Cameron's absence, but she insists that Cameron is the killer. The desperate lovers flee to Mexico, where Cameron at long last discovers that his travelling companion is more than a little unhinged. Masterfully directed by John Farrow, Where Danger Lives might have been one of the classic "film noirs," were it not for the acting deficiencies of Faith Domergue, who flounders in a role that Jane Greer could have played blindfolded.
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border [geographic], chase, conflict, consciousness, craziness, death, doctor/nurse, doubt, false-accusation, father, husband, killing, love, love-triangle, marriage, Mexico, murder, patient [medical], patrol, police, suffocation, suicide, tracking [following], unconscious, wife, wound [injury], danger, rain, stars [celebrities]
