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Beware, My Lovely (1952)

Beware, My Lovely poster
Directed by
Harry Horner
Genre
film noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widow takes in a handyman who turns out to be mentally unstable and dangerous. She must find a way to survive as he becomes increasingly erratic in her home.

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What happens

Beware, My Lovely is a 1952 American crime film noir directed by Harry Horner and starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Taylor Holmes. The film is based on the 1950 play The Man by Mel Dinelli, who also wrote the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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