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Otto Preminger's classic film noir offering captures the common postwar struggle to get ahead, and one man's balancing act between two women. Dana Andrews stars as a drifter named Eric Stanton, who, after landing in a small California town, falls in love with Stella (Linda Darnell), a diner waitress. She makes it clear that she'll have nothing to do with Eric unless he has some money, so he hatches a plan to marry June Mills (Alice Faye), a wealthy reclusive spinster who is in love with him. Unfortunately, right after the wedding, Stella turns up dead, and the blame is placed on Eric.

The creator of "Laura" does it again!

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Romance

Starring: Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell

Released: November 7, 1945

Runtime: 98.0

Popularity Rating: 3.243

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

United States of America

June Mills Alice Faye
Eric Stanton Dana Andrews
Stella Linda Darnell
Mark Judd Charles Bickford
Clara Mills Anne Revere
Dave Atkins Bruce Cabot
Professor Madley John Carradine
Pop Percy Kilbride
Stella's downstairs neighbor (uncredited) Dorothy Adams
Shoeshine Boy (uncredited) Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Jimmy Conlin
Joe Ellis (uncredited) Olin Howland
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum
1st Bus Driver (uncredited) William Haade
Himself - JukeBox Vocalist (voice) (uncredited) Dick Haymes
Woman at Madley's Show (uncredited) Adele Jergens
Bank Guard (uncredited) J. Farrell MacDonald
Bus Passenger (uncredited) William H. O'Brien
Man at Madley's Show (uncredited) Frank O'Connor
Honky Tonk Dance Customer (uncredited) Brick Sullivan
Officer Gus Johnson (uncredited) Hal Taliaferro
Bartender (uncredited) Max Wagner
Hotel Maid (uncredited) Martha Wentworth

Camera — Director of Photography: Joseph LaShelle
Directing — Director: Otto Preminger
Editing — Editor: Harry Reynolds
Production — Producer: Otto Preminger
Sound — Original Music Composer: David Raksin
Writing — Novel: Marty Holland
Writing — Screenplay: Harry Kleiner