Robert Mitchum
Fred Graham
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Plot. Millie Baxter, a naïve woman, comes to New York City to meet her salesman husband Paul Baxter, whom she had met only months before, and discovers that he may be a murderer. Cast. Dean Jagger as Paul Baxter. Kim Hunter as Millie Baxter. Robert Mitchum as Fred Graham (billed as Bob Mitchum) Neil Hamilton as Det. Lt. Blake.
When Strangers Marry: Directed by William Castle. With Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter, Robert Mitchum, Neil Hamilton. A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Castle
- 1944-08-21
After renting a room in a seamy area of the city, Millie sneaks Paul in the back door. There, after recalling the fateful night of the murder, Paul admits to being tempted by Prescott's money but denies killing him for it. Just then, Blake, alerted by the landlady's child, appears at the doorway to arrest Paul.
A film noir about a murder mystery involving a married couple and a stranger. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this movie.
After only three dates, wide-eyed Millie (Kim Hunter) marries Paul Baxter (Dean Jagger), a traveling salesman who is called away on business shortly after the wedding.
- David Nusair
- Mystery & Thriller
- William Castle
When Strangers Marry (AKA: Betrayed) is directed by William Castle and written by Philip Yordan and Dennis J. Cooper. It stars Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter, Robert Mitchum and Neil Hamilton. Music is by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematograpy by Ira H. Morgan.
A rare Monogram film that received consistent acclaim from critics, William Castle’s When Strangers Marry is a compact, low-budget, romantic suspense noir released in 1944, the same year as the cycle’s first wave of master works ( Double Indemnity, Laura, The Woman in the Window, etc.)
