Directed by William Conrad • 1965 • United States
Starring Jeffrey Hunter, Anne Francis, Dana Andrews
This tense, moody noir thriller opens with a bang as young scientist Jim Grayam (Jeffrey Hunter) comes upon a woman (Anne Francis) passed out in a car on the railroad tracks as a train hurtles towards her. He saves her from the suicide attempt and the pair are soon engaged in a torrid affair—despite the fact that she’s married to his boss (Dana Andrews). What ensues is a roller coaster of madness, murder, and deception as the troubled Grayam goes to the edge of sanity and beyond for the sake of love.
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