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Plot

An unusually morbid film from producer Samuel Goldwyn, Edge of Doom stars Farley Granger as a sensitive young man trapped in an impoverished slum existence. Granger becomes unhinged when his beloved mother dies, and when an unfeeling elderly priest refuses to provide the woman with a lavish funeral, Granger savagely kills the priest. The boy's subsequent moody behavior is chalked down to grief over his mother, but a younger and more compassionate priest (Dana Andrews) suspects something is amiss. In as gentle a fashion as possible, the priest persuades Granger to confess to the crime and seek divine forgiveness. Joan Evans, a Goldwyn contractee for whom "big things" were predicted, plays the totally forgettable love interest for the tortured Granger.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
99min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/26/2004
Director(s):
Mark Robson
Starring:
Dana Andrews , Farley Granger , Joan Evans , Robert Keith , Mala Powers
Themes:
Down on Their Luck,Redemption,Crisis of Conscience
Tone:
Cathartic,Earnest,Ominous,Somber,Tense
Keywords:
Catholicism,Christianity,boy,business,church,conflict,craziness,criminal,crucifix,crush,death,desperation,detective,elderly,forgiveness,funeral,grief,identification,investigator,killing,man,mental-illness,mother,murder,neighbor,parish,police,poverty,priest,rage,religion,religious-leader,skull,slums,society,struggle,suicide,suspect,suspicion,witness,youth
Language:
English