
Millicent Wetherby is a middle-aged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Millicent's solitary existence changes when she encounters Burt Hansen a charismatic younger man. As Burt successfully woos her and wins her hand in marriage, rumors begin to surface that Millicent's newfound beau is in fact a deranged maniac. Things grow even more complicated for Millicent when a woman claiming to be Hansen's first wife shows up. As Burt begins to lose control of himself, M... (Full plot summary below)
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Millicent Wetherby is a middle-aged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Millicent's solitary existence changes when she encounters Burt Hansen a charismatic younger man. As Burt successfully woos her and wins her hand in marriage, rumors begin to surface that Millicent's newfound beau is in fact a deranged maniac. Things grow even more complicated for Millicent when a woman claiming to be Hansen's first wife shows up. As Burt begins to lose control of himself, Millicent ponders the most radical of actions against her husband.
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| Slant MagazineDan CallahanThe collision of Aldrich's tough style with the soapy material makes for a film that never loses its queasy tension. |
| MUBINathanael HoodFor once we see Aldrich look upon a broken world and smile to himself that things could be better. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyIt's a story about mental illness, which is presented with a terrifying frankness as well as a constructive view of psychotherapy at a time when it was often stigmatized. |
| User ReviewLeah ZMy all time fav JC movie. I'm still waiting for it to come out on DVD. |
| User ReviewJulian Mwhen I first saw this movie it was ok...but with the second and third viewing a could understand the conversation od psychiatrist and joan crawford..cliff robinson has broken heart with schizophrenic symptoms due to his father and high school sweet heart having sex ...wow..very deep his ex wife and father?...joan crawford is a very good actress and plays a loyal and devoted spouse to the now broken down cliff robertson...will she place him in mental hospital...will he return to his older second true and real wife?...if you here of morals and strength of older generation woman..watch joan crawford in this movie! |
| User ReviewJustin IA cautionary tale about falling in love with mental people - which is the story of my life basically. I loved it! |
| User ReviewMichael TKooky melodrama is the ultimate Crawford soap opera. |
| User ReviewJames HGood score, typical Joan Crawford movie of the 1950's, perhaps not quite as good as her others in this period. she's appropriately melodramatic. Cliff Robertson just doesn't cut it though, i think he is miscast and over his head in the role. still, good, as is every film Joan Crawford is in. |
| User ReviewVeronique KThis film's plot covers prime Joan Crawford territory. We get to see Crawford in one of her roles of glorious, glamorous suffering. Lonely spinster Milly (Crawford) has given up on love and life until she meets Burt (Cliff Robertson). He's good-looking and much younger. Milly doesn't understand why such a young man would be interested in her. Since she's Crawford, we feel her star quality that her character downplays. Even so Milly soon must confront a worse situation than she feared--her husband's mental collapse. The film feels fairly realistic until it descends into pure, delicious melodrama. Some killer quotes abound. The supporting cast enrich the film and their small roles by their realness. I miss the days when supporting character actors were allowed to seem like real people with unique presences that gave their tiny roles some heft. |
| User ReviewSausages MDecent melodrama about trust, need and mental stability (or a lack of). It was an ok flick. |