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The Unsuspected is a 1947 American mystery film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Ted North, Constance Bennett, Joan Caulfield, and Hurd Hatfield. The film was based on the 1946 novel of the same title by Charlotte Armstrong. [3]
The Unsuspected: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Joan Caulfield, Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Constance Bennett. The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
Grandison lives beyond his means in a palatial mansion, a house-of-cards life-style made possible through his beautiful young ward and niece, heiress Matilda Frasier who is believed to have recently died in a boating accident off the coast of Brasil.
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For The Unsuspected, Claude Rains' mellifluous voice was perfectly put to use in an atypical leading role as Victor Grandison, the host of a true-crime radio program. Following the mysterious death of an employee at his mansion, Rains becomes embroiled in an elaborate plot involving impersonation, blackmail and murder.
A woman is found dead in what seems to be a suicide at the estate of radio host Victor Grandison (Claude Rains). Grandison, who reads chilling murder...
- Crime, Drama
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
The Unsuspected (1947) is a multiply textured mystery and suspense film noir starring Claude Rains as a handsome patriarchal radio show presenter, who specialises in true crime. For film noir — it's a way of life.
The real star of Michael Curtiz’s The Unsuspected is the dazzling lighting and cinematography. Luxuriously shadow-dense and imaginatively shot at every turn, the film deserves greater recognition as a visual paragon of the noir style.
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
