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About
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.
Theatrical
Sep 13, 1946
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 30, 1997
Box Office
$3.3M
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Full credits →B
Barbara Stanwyck
Martha Ivers
V
Van Heflin
Sam Masterson
L
Lizabeth Scott
Antonia 'Toni' Marachek
K
Kirk Douglas
Walter O'Neil
J
Judith Anderson
Mrs. Ivers
R
Roman Bohnen
Mr. O'Neil
D
Darryl Hickman
Young Sam
J
Janis Wilson
Young Martha
A
Ann Doran
Bobbi St. John
F
Frank Orth
Hotel Clerk
J
James Flavin
Police Detective #1
M
Mickey Kuhn
Young Walter
C
Charles D. Brown
McCarthy
B
Blake Edwards
Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
W
Walter Baldwin
Dempsey (uncredited)
T
Tom Dillon
Police Detective #2 (uncredited)
B
Bert Roach
Man Waiting (uncredited)
J
John Kellogg
Joe (uncredited)
O
Olin Howland
Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
G
Gladden James
John (uncredited)
Quotes
See all →Uncertainty in New Relationships
Toni Marachek
Maybe you think I've been trying too hard to get acquainted.
Sam Masterson
Maybe you have.
Toni Marachek
Maybe you think that's wrong.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confrontation of Past Choices and Regrets
Martha Ivers
Why didn't you stop me, Sam? You know how much I hated her! Why didn't you stop me?
Sam Masterson
I wasn't there.
Martha Ivers
Why didn't you stop... You weren't there?
[realizes]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
