Cause for Alarm!
Cause for Alarm!

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Invalid George Jones is both physically and mentally ill. He mistakenly believes his wife Ellen and his doctor are having an affair and also planning to kill him. He writes a letter to the district attorney detailing their alleged murder plot. After he has Ellen give the letter to their postman, he reveals its contents to her and then threatens her with a gun. The excitement proves to much and George suffers a fatal collapse. Now Ellen must find a way to retrieve the incrimin... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Cause for Alarm!:

Loretta Young
Barry Sullivan
Bruce Cowling
Margalo Gillmore
Brad Morrow
Irving Bacon

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Invalid George Jones is both physically and mentally ill. He mistakenly believes his wife Ellen and his doctor are having an affair and also planning to kill him. He writes a letter to the district attorney detailing their alleged murder plot. After he has Ellen give the letter to their postman, he reveals its contents to her and then threatens her with a gun. The excitement proves to much and George suffers a fatal collapse. Now Ellen must find a way to retrieve the incriminating letter.

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Classic Film and Television - 9/10 by Michael E. GrostStrange, static thriller has interesting flashback.
User Review - 10/10 by Karen CExcellent suspense movie. Loretta Young was great!!!
User Review - 10/10 by Karen PGreat movie!!! Excellent suspense thriller!!! Loretta Young was great!!!
User Review - 8/10 by Kevin RA man wrapped up in himself makes a very small package Ellen and George Jones met vicariously when George visited a hospital and faked ill for a beautiful nurse (Ellen). It is ironic that some years later, after George returns from the war, their marriage is on the rocks due to George?s heart condition. George often fakes that he is more sick than he truly is and lays horrible guilt trips on his wife. Will George?s patronizing behavior drive Ellen insane or will George cross the line and accidentally kill his wife? ?I?m going to kill you. I decided that definitely this morning.? Tay Garnett, director of Eternally Yours, Seven Sinners, The Valley of Decision, Fast Black, Prestige (1932), China Seas, and The Flying Fool, delivers Cause for Alarm. The storyline for this picture was very detailed and well presented. The script and plot reminded me of a Hitchcock film (though the cinematography was nothing like a Hitchcock movie). The acting was magnificent and the cast contained Loretta Young (The Farmer?s Daughter) and Barry Sullivan (The Unknown Man). ?The only thing wrong with me is a double-barrel hangover.? Cause for Alarm is part of a Thriller box set I received from my father last Christmas. This movie was only 77 minutes long; however, the film was very intricate and well written. The characters were sinister, psychotic, and smart. If you are a fan of thrillers, or Alfred Hitchcock movies, I strongly recommend seeing this picture. ?He overrated you the way he underrated me.? Grade: B+
User Review - 8/10 by Ashley HThis is a first rate noir with a totally captivating performance from Loretta Young. I had never appreciated her as an actress until seeing this film.
User Review - 6/10 by Steve MCause for Alarm! Starring: Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling, and Irving Bacon Director: Tay Garnett A delusional, bed-ridden man (Sullivan) writes a letter to the district attorney's office in which he claims his wife (Young) and doctor (Cowling) are plotting to kill him. As he reveals this to his wife, his weak heart gives out. She has just given the letter to the mailman, and she launches into a frantic series of attempts to recover it, before she ends up being framed by a dead man for a murder she didn't commit. "Cause for Alarm!" could be an exciting--and even thrilling--little movie, but it is about 20 minutes too long. It drags a bit in the beginning and it sags in the middle. It needed to be more concentrated in order to fully capture the dread of the main character and to drive home the sense of ever-closer doom that is closing in on her as more and more people seem to grow suspicious of her, and she fails in her attempts to retrieve the letter. The acting in the film is good all around (even if Young's constant hysterics get a bit tiring) and the technical aspects of the film are very well-done, particularly the lighting of the film's climactic scenes. The only problem with the film is its bloated, drawn-out script. If not for that, this could have been a Seven or Eight Tomato movie.
User Review - 6/10 by Deke PIt's all Loretta Young is this fast-moving thriller.
User Review - 6/10 by Trent MCause for Alarm! Starring: Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling, and Irving Bacon Director: Tay Garnett A delusional, bed-ridden man (Sullivan) writes a letter to the district attorney's office in which he claims his wife (Young) and doctor (Cowling) are plotting to kill him. As he reveals this to his wife, his weak heart gives out. She has just given the letter to the mailman, and she launches into a frantic series of attempts to recover it, before she ends up being framed by a dead man for a murder she didn't commit. "Cause for Alarm!" could be an exciting--and even thrilling--little movie, but it is about 20 minutes too long. It drags a bit in the beginning and it sags in the middle. It needed to be more concentrated in order to fully capture the dread of the main character and to drive home the sense of ever-closer doom that is closing in on her as more and more people seem to grow suspicious of her, and she fails in her attempts to retrieve the letter. The acting in the film is good all around (even if Young's constant hysterics get a bit tiring) and the technical aspects of the film are very well-done, particularly the lighting of the film's climactic scenes. The only problem with the film is its bloated, drawn-out script. If not for that, this could have been a Seven or Eight Tomato movie.
User Review - 6/10 by Tom RWhy is Loretta Young's bedridden husband convinced she and her male friend are trying to kill him when she dotes on him, night and day and he is the doctor that is treating him? Such a drastic personality change would alarm me also but its never really explained so the events that follow become even more improbable. Still, not without some excitement and Young is as appealing and beautiful as ever. (I have a thing for her)
User Review - 6/10 by Beth Ann GThis film mixes camp and noir, so noir purists may not like it, but I enjoyed it. Loretta Young's character Ellen Jones does everything wrong. She dotes over her sleazy husband even when he turns maliciously unstable. She changes from doormat to victim when he accuses her and his doctor best friend (and her former suitor) of attempted murder. Jones spends the majority of the film vainly attempting to retrieve what becomes an increasingly incriminating accustation. Young starts out the picture of the perfect housewife only to descend into sweaty, hysterical desperation by film's end.

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