Ivy Lexton (Joan Fontaine) is a woman who lets nothing get in the way of her desires. She's balancing a loveless marriage and a fizzling affair when she meets the affable and affluent Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall). He becomes her new obsession, but he refuses to get involved with a married woman. Not easily dissuaded, Ivy plans to murder her husband, Jervis (Richard Ney), and frame her lover, Roger (Patric Knowles), to make herself available to Miles. Wikipedia
Ivy Lexton (Joan Fontaine) is a woman who lets nothing get in the way of her desires. She's balancing a loveless marriage and a fizzling affair when she meets the affable and affluent Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall). He becomes her new obsession, but he refuses to get involved with a married woman. Not easily dissuaded, Ivy plans to murder her...