Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear is a 1952 American film noir thriller film directed by David Miller, and starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in a tale about a successful woman who marries a murderous man. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Robert Smith was based upon the novel of the same name by Edna Sherry.
Plot
Myra Hudson (Crawford) is a successful Broadway playwright who rejects Lester Blaine (Palance) as the lead in her new play. Later, she meets Lester on a train bound for San Francisco, is swept off her feet and, after a brief courtship, marries him.
More details
| author | Lenore J. Coffee |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | David Miller |
| editor | Leon Barsha |
| genre | thriller |
| keywords | even hide horrify how to kill machine record write |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Joseph Kaufman |
| productionCompany | Joseph Kaufmann Productions |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| recordedAt | New York City San Francisco |
| theme | film noir |