Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Paramount DVD collection |
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Paramount DVD collection.
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Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. |
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Based on the radio play by Lucille Fletcher. |
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Special features: theatrical trailer. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Sol Polito ; editorial supervision by Warren Low ; music score, Franz Waxman. |
Cast |
Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea, Ed Begley. |
Summary |
"Young, rich, bedridden Barbara Stanwyck dials a telephone number one night and overhears two men plotting the murder of an unidentified woman. She becomes frantic. Her terror is intensified by mysterious calls from an old college rival and a friend of her father. With time running out, Stanwyck pieces evidence together that leads her to suspect that it is her husband who wants her murdered"--Container. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue, optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Telephone calls -- Drama.
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Husband and wife -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery films.
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Film noir.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986.
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Litvak, Anatole, 1902-1974.
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Fletcher, Lucille.
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Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990.
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Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994.
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Richards, Ann, 1917-2006.
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Corey, Wendell, 1914-1968.
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Vermilyea, Harold, 1889-1958.
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Begley, Ed, 1901-1970.
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Hal Wallis Productions, Inc.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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ISBN |
0792179226 |
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9780792179221 |
Standard No. |
883929304950 |
Music No. |
04801 Paramount Pictures |
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