Wicked As They Come (1956)
- Original title
- Wicked as They Come
- Directed by
- Ken Hughes
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman uses her beauty and charm to climb the social ladder, manipulating men and exploiting their weaknesses for her own gain. Her schemes gradually unravel, leading to dangerous consequences.
tensesuspensefulnoirishmanipulativemelancholicbleakatmospheric
What happens
Wicked as They Come is a 1956 British film noir directed by Ken Hughes and starring Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey and Herbert Marshall. It is based on the 1950 novel Portrait in Smoke by Bill S. Ballinger. The novel was also adapted for TV in 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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