Wicked Woman (film)
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| Directed by | Russell Rouse |
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| Produced by | Clarence Greene |
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| Cinematography | Edward Fitzgerald |
| Edited by | Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Music by | Buddy Baker |
Production company | Edward Small Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wicked Woman is a 1953 American low-budget film noir film starring Beverly Michaels. The film co-starred Richard Egan, Percy Helton, and Evelyn Scott, was directed by Russell Rouse, and written by Rouse and Clarence Greene.[1][2]
Plot
A blonde floozy (Beverly Michaels) drifts into town and gets a job as a waitress at a local bar. She sets her sights on the bar's handsome owner, who is married to an alcoholic. Her plans are for the two of them to take the bar's money and skip to Mexico – but a boarder at the rooming house where she is staying discovers her plans, and he comes up with a plan of his own.
Cast
- Beverly Michaels as Billie Nash
- Richard Egan as Matt Bannister
- Percy Helton as Charlie Borg
- Evelyn Scott as Dora Bannister
- Robert Osterloh as Larry Lowry
- Frank Ferguson as Bill Porter
Reception
The New York Times called it a "misguided little melodrama" that "manages to squander some persuasively realistic upholstery".[3]
References
- ^ "'Con' Game Motivates Melodrama". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 1954. p. A15.
- ^ Wicked Woman at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- ^ The New York Times, film review, March 27, 1954. Accessed: July 6, 2013.