Obsession (1949)
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Blacklisted in Hollywood, director Edward Dmytryk managed to find work in England. Dmytryk's Obsession is based on Alec Coppel's suspense play A Man About a Dog. Robert Newton stars as Dr. Clive Riordan, the insanely jealous husband of unfaithful Storm Riordan (Sally Gray). Aware that Storm is having a torrid affair with an American named Bill Kronin (Phil Brown), Riordan kidnaps the man and chains him up in a deserted building, intending to kill him with an acid bath. The wife's dog, however, turns up at the last minute and spoils his plot. Obsession was released in the U.S. as The Hidden Room. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Robert Newton, Sally Gray, (more)
- Director(s):
- Edward Dmytryk
Synopsis of Obsession
Blacklisted in Hollywood, director Edward Dmytryk managed to find work in England. Dmytryk's Obsession is based on Alec Coppel's suspense play A Man About a Dog. Robert Newton stars as Dr. Clive Riordan, the insanely jealous husband of unfaithful Storm Riordan (Sally Gray). Aware that Storm is having a torrid affair with an American named Bill Kronin (Phil Brown), Riordan kidnaps the man and chains him up in a deserted building, intending to kill him with an acid bath. The wife's dog, however, turns up at the last minute and spoils his plot. Obsession was released in the U.S. as The Hidden Room. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Obsession
- Robert Newton - Dr. Clive Riordan
- Naunton Wayne - Supt. Finsbury
- Michael Balfour - American Sailor
- James Harcourt - Aitkin
- C.M. Pennington-Richards
- Olga Lindo - Mrs. Humphreys
- Lyonel Watts
- Stanley Baker - Bit Part
- Sally Gray - Storm Riordan
- Phil Brown - Bill Kronin
- Betty Cooper - Miss Stevens
- Ronald Adam - Clubman
- Roddy Hughes
- Russell Waters - Detective
- Allan Jeayes - Clubman
- Director(s):
- Edward Dmytryk
- Writer(s):
- Alec Coppel, Alfred Shaughnessy
- Producer(s):
- N.A. Bronsten
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