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Synopsis: War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. It seems Parkson is out for revenge because of something that happened in a German POW camp, and when a frightened Enley suddenly leaves for a convention in L.A., Parkson is close behind.
Director(s): Fred Zinnemann
Production: MGM
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
PASSED
Year:
1949
82 min
268 Views


Oh, open this for me, will you, hon?

Of course,|there would be a police car there.

- Open it.|- Oh, okay.

Anyway, Martha tried to give him|an argument.

Of course she didn't have a leg|to stand on.

Still, the way they were talking to her,|I was getting so mad that I could've...

Oh, answer it, will you, hon?

Oh, let's let it ring, shall we?

Why are you so lazy all of a sudden?|It might be Mother, long-distance...

It couldn't be.|Your mother called last week.

She wouldn't call again so soon.

If you're gonna be stubborn about it...

...I'll get it myself.|- No, don't answer it.

- Frank, what's the matter?|- Nothing's the matter.

- What is it? Tell me.|- I don't wanna talk or listen to anybody.

I don't wanna see anybody. I wanna|spend a quiet evening in my own home.

Is that asking too much?

No.

No, of course not.

- More coffee?|- No, thanks.

- Can I give you a hand with the dishes?|- No, they won't take a minute.

- What in...?!|- Shh!

Frank, that's the man|that was here this afternoon.

Yes, I know.

- But who is he? Why do we have to hide?|- Somebody I don't want to see.

- Frank, this is our house. Our own house.|- Edith, don't talk so loud.

I was only whispering.

He followed me to the lake.|I didn't tell you.

- I thought he wouldn't come back.|- He asked where you were.

- Why did you tell him? What would...?|- I didn't know.

It's all right.

It doesn't matter.

- What does he want?|- Nothing.

He's a guy that I knew in the Army.

He's not right.|They've had him in the hospital.

- Does he want help or money? Is that it?|- No, no.

I was his CO|and he's got some crazy idea...

...that everything that ever happened to him|is my fault.

If I see him, there'll just be a scene.

I don't want to see him.

- What are we going to do? We can't hide.|- Just forget about it.

Baby, go on to bed, please.

He'll go away|if he thinks we're not home at home.

He's still there.

He'll go away after a while.

Frank, I still don't understand. Why...?

Edith, a lot of things happened in the war|that you wouldn't understand.

Why should you?|I don't understand them myself.

Come on, let's go on up.

It's all right, Georgie.

It was just a bad dream.

It's all right, honey.

Go to sleep now.

Go on to sleep.

There.

Is he still there?

Yeah.

He won't come back again.

Look, baby, go on back to bed.

It's all right now.|There's nothing to worry about.

Where are you going?

Just downstairs. I'll be up in a minute.

Frank.

I was just...

I want to ask you something.

When we packed up all of a sudden|and came out here from Syracuse...

...three thousand miles|across the country...

...was that on account of him?

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Robert L. Richards

Robert L. Richards was a film screenwriter. Richards worked on a number of notable films of the 1940s and 1950s including Winchester '73, Johnny Stool Pigeon, and Act of Violence. His radio work included writing for the Suspense series which aired on the CBS network from 1942 until 1962. Among Richards' numerous Suspense offerings was his critically acclaimed neogothic horror thriller entitled The House in Cypress Canyon broadcast on December 5, 1946. Considered one of the tautest, most chilling dramas in the Suspense canon, the now classic show featured Robert Taylor, Cathy Lewis, Hans Conried, and Howard Duff in starring roles. Richards was blacklisted in Hollywood because of his left wing views. He wrote under various pseudonyms to get work, until he finally gave up and became a carpenter. He retired to Pátzcuaro, Mexico, where he died, still bitter about the career he had lost. more…

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