Crime of Passion (1957) (original) (raw)

Barbara Stanwyck soars in a "rafter-rattling portrayal of a homicidal housewife" (The New York Times) in this "exciting, taut" (Motion Picture Daily) thriller about wanting it all � and stopping at nothing to get it. A most unusual story for its time, CRIME OF PASSION delivers nail-biting suspense, shocking plot twists and a 1950s anti-heroine you won't soon forget!
Advice columnist Kathy Ferguson (Stanwyck) abandons her successful career when she marries police detective Bill Doyle (Sterling Hayden). But her new role as a 1950s suburban homemaker quickly stifles her spirit, and she ...(more)

Barbara Stanwyck soars in a "rafter-rattling portrayal of a homicidal housewife" (The New York Times) in this "exciting, taut" (Motion Picture Daily) thriller about wanting it all � and stopping at nothing to get it. A most unusual story for its time, CRIME OF PASSION delivers nail-biting suspense, shocking plot twists and a 1950s anti-heroine you won't soon forget!
Advice columnist Kathy Ferguson (Stanwyck) abandons her successful career when she marries police detective Bill Doyle (Sterling Hayden). But her new role as a 1950s suburban homemaker quickly stifles her spirit, and she transfers her thwarted ambition to her husband's career, scheming to push Bill up the ladder by any means necessary...even murder! (less)

Director: Gerd Oswald
Writer: Jo Eisinger
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey, Royal Dano
Producers: Herman Cohen, Robert Goldstein

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