Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other is a 1953 American drama film noir directed by Irving Rapper and starring Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Dianne Foster. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Its genre has been characterized as a "medical melodrama" with a film noir "bad girl".
Plot
Army colonel and doctor Tom Owen (Charlton Heston) returns home to Coalville, Pennsylvania, on leave. He learns from wealthy mine owner Dan Reasonover that his brother Floyd, a mine safety engineer, has been killed in an explosion. He further discovers that Floyd had betrayed Dan's trust by purchasing substandard equipment and taking kickbacks. Tom discovers that Floyd was also heavily in debt at the time. Tom wants to pay Dan back, but Dan declines his offer.
More details
| author | Irving Wallace |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Pittsburgh |
| director | Irving Rapper |
| editor | Al Clark |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | army colonel betray date emergency surgery former partner injured jim crow kill mine explosion poison suffer young woman |
| musicBy | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| producer | William Fadiman |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | film noir melodrama romantic drama |