This overlooked, subversive movie has a strong feminist message and an even stronger Stanwyck performance.
Crime of Passion (1957)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:3
Rotten:1
Average Rating:N/A
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Barbara Stanwyck plays an anti-heroine for the 1950s as ace columnist Kathy Ferguson. Kathy is chic, smart and famous, but she makes a big mistake: she falls in love with an L.A. Detective. Putting... Barbara Stanwyck plays an anti-heroine for the 1950s as ace columnist Kathy Ferguson. Kathy is chic, smart and famous, but she makes a big mistake: she falls in love with an L.A. Detective. Putting all of her energies into helping her unambitious husband become an inspector, Kathy even goes so far as to offer her body to Inspector Pope, her husband's boss. When he rejects her, she loses control and shoots Pope dead. [More]
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey, Royal Dano
Director: Gerd Oswald
Director: Gerd Oswald
Producer: Herman Cohen
Composer: Paul Dunlap
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Reviews for Crime of Passion
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 45% 45% | Ice Age: Dawn of the D… |
| 19% 19% | Transformers: Revenge … |
| 55% 55% | Orphan |
| 43% 43% | The Proposal |
| 26% 26% | Land of the Lost |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 98% 98% | Up |
| 88% 88% | Ballast |
| 67% 67% | The Merry Gentleman |
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