Human Desire

Synopsis: Jeff Warren, a Korean War vet just returning to his railroad engineer's job, boards at the home of co-worker Alec Simmons and is charmed by Alec's beautiful daughter. He becomes attracted immediately to Vicki Buckley, the sultry wife of brutish railroad supervisor Carl Buckley, an alcoholic wife beater with a hair trigger temper and penchant for explosive violence. Jeff becomes reluctantly drawn into a sordid affair by the compulsively seductive Vicki. After Buckley is fired for insubordination, he begs her to intercede on his behalf with John Owens, a rich and powerful businessman whose influence can get him reinstated. When Buckley suspects she has used sexual favors to persuade Owens, he stabs him to death in a jealous rage in a railroad compartment. Jeff, a potential witness to the homicide, becomes an accessory after the fact.

Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

Director(s): Fritz Lang

Actors: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan

Production: Columbia Pictures


IMDB:: 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:: 55%

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: APPROVED
Year:: 1954
: 91 min
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(BELL RINGING)
(RINGING STOPS)
(HORN BLOWING)
(WHISTLES)
(HORN BLOWING)
(ALEC WHISTLING)
(BELL RINGING)
(RINGING STOPS)
Good to see you back, Jeff.
Town looks great.
Korea, I'll bet.
No medals?
They ran out of them.
Take it away!
Take it easy.
(BELL RINGING)
(BRAKES SCREECHING)
Hi, Jeff.
Hi!
How's the soldier?
Fine.
How come they didn't
make you a general?
They'll make me
a general next time.
YARD DISPATCHER ON PA: Pick up the
string of box cars on RIP One.
set them in
on the wash track.
Pick up the string
of box cars on RIP One.
set them in
on the wash track.
Heard you were checking in.
John Statton. Call
diesel maintenance.
John Statton. Call
diesel maintenance.
How are you,
Mr. Thurston?
Good morning,
Mr. Warren.
Been away three years, and all
he says is "Good morning."
Three years and 43 days,
Mr. Warren.
Welcome home.
Feel a draft?
Oh, the old man ain't so bad.
Oh, I almost forgot. You're taking the
Well, ain't that Foley's route?
He's down with bursitis.
What do I do?
Lay over?
Well, you can deadhead back
on Number Four.
How do you like that?
First day back and I get stuck on relief.
Well, that's railroading.
Where you staying?
At a hotel?
No, Alec's.
The food's better at his place.
See you later.
Yeah, so long.
YARD DISPATCHER ON PA: Carl Buckley.
Check with the yardmaster.
Carl Buckley.
Check with the yardmaster.
Hi, Alec.
You remember Carl Buckley.
Sure, Carl was with me the night
of the big slide up the pass.
Remember?
Remember?
It was 30 below.
Yeah, Carl's done all right for
himself since you've been away.
Assistant yardmaster.
Congratulations.
Thanks. I've been lucky.
Carl Buckley.
Check with the yardmaster.
Carl Buckley.
Check with the yardmaster.
Thurston still on your tail?
Every time something happens around
this yard, he chews me out first.
Last week we were working double shifts.
That's how heavy the load's been.
I'd get home nights, my wife
would hardly recognize me.
Carl Buckley. Report immediately
to yardmaster's office.
All right, I'm coming.
I'd better go before he blows out his liver.
Got himself a wife, huh?
Yes, sir.
He sure did.
(HAMMERING)
Just try it.
(LAUGHING) Ah, don't ruin
your bread and butter.
JEFF:
Whenever you want to get rid
of that big ape, I'm available.
Jeff!
Oh!
(SOBBING)
Well, what are you
bawling about?
Oh, shut up!
I can cry once in a while.
I... I fixed up
your old room.
(DOOR CLOSING)
ELLEN:
Is anybody home?
Jeff!
I don't believe it.
Where are the pigtails?
Gone.
And the freckles?
Scrubbed away.
Three years.
Oh, they grow up too fast.
It wasn't fast for me.
It was real slow.
Last year I couldn't
keep up with her.
One night she was
out on a date,
and the next she was home
playing with her dolls.
Ma, you...
(ALL LAUGHING)
Is Jeff going to be staying
with us again?
Yeah, if she doesn't raise
the rent on me. Hmm?
Wonderful. Come on.
I'll show you the way.
Now, I remember the way.
Is it still permitted?
What?
Kissing her.
Why don't you ask me?
Come on.
I'll be the bellhop.
Don't expect a tip.
Oh!
I'll have a million
questions to ask you.
I know you want to get
settled first, but...
I was settled as soon as
I saw this house again.
Oh!
(GRUNTING) There.
Now you're home.
I brought you
something from Tokyo.
Oh, what is it?
Hang on.
Well, hurry up.
No, that's not it.
(LAUGHING) What is it?
You've got me all excited.
Wait a minute. There!
Oh!
Oh!
Jeff!
Oh, it's lovely.
Shall I try it on?
Well, that's what
I bought it for.
Oh!
Were the girls pretty in Tokyo?
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