| Lady of Vengeance | |
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| Directed by | Burt Balaban |
| Written by | Irve Tunick |
| Produced by | Burt Balaban Bernard Donnenfeld |
| Starring | Dennis O'Keefe |
| Cinematography | Ian D. Struthers (as Ian Struthers) |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| Music by | Phil Cardew |
Production companies | Princess Production Corporation Rich & Rich Ltd. |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Lady of Vengeance is a 1957 British film noir crime film directed by Burt Balaban and starring Dennis O'Keefe.[1][2]
Plot
When 21-year-old Melissa Collins (Eileen Elton) commits suicide, her guardian, the domineering American newspaper publisher William T. Marshall (Dennis O'Keefe), searches (in flashback) for a reason. He finds it in a letter he receives from Melissa, after her death. In this, she asks Marshall to take revenge on her lover, philandering musician Larry Shaw (Vernon Greeves), who caused her such pain he made life not worth living. Marshall hires criminal mastermind, Karnak (Anton Diffring), an avid philatelist. He promises him a rare stamp in exchange for planning the torturous murder of Larry Shaw. Meanwhile, Marshall's loyal secretary, Katie Whiteside (Ann Sears), attempts to calm her boss's obsessive desires for vengeance. Matters become additionally complicated however, when Karnak targets the wrong man.
Cast
- Dennis O'Keefe as William T. Marshal
- Ann Sears as Katie Whiteside
- Anton Diffring as Emile Karnak
- Patrick Barr as Inspector Madden
- Vernon Greeves as Larry Shaw
- Eileen Elton as Melissa Collins
- Frederick Schiller as Schleigel
- Jacqueline Curtis as Penny
- G. H. Mulcaster as Bennett
- Gerald Case as Hawley
- Jack McNaughton as Coroner
- Colin Croft as Bartender
- Andy Ho as Houseman
- Humphrey Morton as Corbey
Critical reception
Dennis Schwartz writing in Ozus' World Movie Reviews, called the film a "tedious noir crime drama about the insanity of revenge";[3] Leonard Maltin also described the film as "tedious";[4] and TV Guide noted, "the plot is very confusing, making it hard to follow this picture. Slack direction does little to help."[5]
References
- ↑ "Lady of Vengeance". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "Lady of Vengeance". flickfacts.com.
- ↑ "ladyofvengeance".
- ↑ "Lady of Vengeance (1957) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ↑ "Lady Of Vengeance". TV Guide.
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