Crime of Passion

Crime of Passion

6.1IMDb Score
Released:1956-12-28
Duration:86 min
Director:Gerd Oswald
Actors:Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey
Production:Robert Goldstein Productions, United Artists

Overview:

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

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