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Cause for Alarm! (1951)

Cause for Alarm! poster
Directed by
Tay Garnett
Genre
drama film, film noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes trapped in a dangerous situation when her husband, who suspects she is planning to harm him, sets a series of events in motion. She must find a way to prove her innocence before it is too late.

tenseparanoidclaustrophobicsuspensefulhecticurgentanxiety-inducingtaut

What happens

Cause for Alarm! is a 1951 melodrama suspense film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Loretta Young and Barry Sullivan and written by Mel Dinelli and Tom Lewis based on a story by Larry Marcus. The film is in the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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