Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.

Margaret Lockwood
as Bedelia Carrington

Ian Hunter
as Charlie Carrington

Barry K. Barnes
as Ben Chaney

Anne Crawford
as Ellen

Beatrice Varley
as Mary

Louise Hampton
as Hannah

Jill Esmond
as Nurse Harris

Julien Mitchell
as Dr. McAfee

Vi Stevens
as Mrs. McAfee

Kynaston Reeves
as Mr. Bennett
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This is quite a well-written, pacy little film noir about a glamorous widow (Margaret Lockwood) who meets and marries a rather naive English businessman (Ian Hunter) and honeymoons in Monte Carlo. There, they befriend a painter (Barry K. Barnes) who is asked to paint her portrait. After they return ...