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The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947Movie⏱️ 1h 43mApproved
DramaFilm-NoirMysteryRomanceThriller
7.2
IMDB Rating
4,038 votes

The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.

Director
Michael Curtiz
Writers
Ranald MacDougall, Bess Meredyth, Charlotte Armstrong
Stars
Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield, Audrey Totter
Release Date
October 11, 1947
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Claude Rains
Claude Rains
as Victor Grandison
Joan Caulfield
Joan Caulfield
as Matilda Frazier
Audrey Totter
Audrey Totter
as Althea Keane
Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett
as Jane Moynihan
Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield
as Oliver Keane
Ted North
Ted North
as Steven Francis Howard
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
as Richard Donovan
Harry Lewis
Harry Lewis
as Max
Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert
as Mr. Press
Ray Walker
Ray Walker
as Donovan's Assistant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Grand Central Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Michael Curtiz Productions, Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

framed for murderbody in a trunktelephone callpainterlie

🎯 Categories

Film NoirDramaMysteryRomanceThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Stylish, but Weakly Structured
by dougdoepke2009-11-05

"This is certainly one of the most lushly photographed of all noirs. Hardly a set-up goes by without an eye-catching furbelow of one kind or another, thanks to cameraman Woody Bredell and Art Director Anton Grot. That's one main reason to catch up with this otherwise turgid 1947 release. Then too, except for the unfortunate Ted North, it's a stellar cast from the sleekly malevolent Rains to the coldly conniving Totter to the wittily sophisticated Bennett. However, I suspect that's one reason this richly endowed exercise failed to achieve classic status— just too many stars with t..."

💡 Did You Know?

The radio station call letters, WMCB, were created by inserting Michael Curtiz's initials into those of Warner Bros.

📖 Synopsis

The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.