Sudden Fear

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

Cast

Joan Crawford

as Myra Hudson Blaine

Jack Palance

as Lester Blaine

Gloria Grahame

as Irene Neves

Bruce Bennett

as Steve Kearney

Virginia Huston

as Ann Taylor

Mike Connors

as Junior Kearney

Bess Flowers

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Opera Patron (uncredited)

Reviews

Steve

noiroftheweek.com The Homme Fatale in Sudden Fear “See, I’m not the kind of man who can live on his wife’s money.” We’re twenty-four minutes into the film Sudden Fear when we realize that the main male character, actor Lester Blaine played by Jack Palance is rotten, and it’s this knowled...

John Chard

You know what happened to Nietzsche? Sudden Fear is directed by David Miller and adapted to screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Robert Smith from the novel written by Edna Sherry. It stars Joan Crawford, Jack Palance and Gloria Grahame. Music is by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Charles La...

CinemaSerf

Joan Crawford and Jack Palance both turn in strong performances in this dark tale of ambition and betrayal. Crawford is great portraying a middle-aged playwright who bumps Palance off a play she has written. On a train journey, however, they meet again and we start a sequence by which he ingratiates...

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