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The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

1948Movie⏱️ 1h 40mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirMysteryRomanceThriller
6.8
IMDB Rating
1,801 votes

A Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it after the police investigator targets a rival actress.

Director
Jack Gage
Writers
Leo Rosten, Walter Reilly, William Mercer
Stars
Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor
Release Date
July 13, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
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Reviews
📋 1.4K
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🎭 Top Cast

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
as Valerie Stanton
Leo Genn
Leo Genn
as Michael Morrell
Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor
as Marian Webster
Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney Greenstreet
as Captain Danbury
Leon Ames
Leon Ames
as Gordon Dunning
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
as Ernie Boyle
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
as Peter Gunther
Dan Tobin
Dan Tobin
as Jeff Trent
Lex Barker
Lex Barker
as Paul Banton
Nydia Westman
Nydia Westman
as Susan Crane

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Independent Artists (II)

🏷️ Keywords

broadway manhattan new york citysardi's restaurant manhattan new york cityromantic rivalryjealous womanaging actress

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaMysteryRomanceThriller

⭐ Featured Review

More romance than noir
by user-355832025-01-05
7/10

"Higher production values and A list actors results in both an improvement and degradation of this so-called noir. So many great noir films possess the similar elements. But with the big budget and ambitious productions here, the tension, darkness and grit give way in this film to light, romance and big stage productions. Sure there are things to like in this movie, but let's be honest and not call it noir. Just because there is a murder, it gets lost in dream sequences which quickly abandon the crime in service of the backstory. The investigation into the murder - which often brings the r..."

💡 Did You Know?

The black coat Valerie wears to visit Marian, with its hood trimmed in white, was virtually copied for Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential (1997).

📖 Synopsis

A Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it after the police investigator targets a rival actress.