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Another Man's Poison

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1951 film by Irving Rapper

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6.8

Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with her secretary's fiancé and when her estranged husband unexpectedly returns, Janet poisons him, but just as she's about to dispose of the body, one of her husband's criminal cohorts also shows up.

Released: 1951-11-2090 minDir: Irving RapperCrime, Drama

Cast

  • Bette Davis as Janet Frobisher
  • Gary Merrill as George Bates
  • Emlyn Williams as Dr. Henderson
  • Anthony Steel as Larry Stevens
  • Barbara Murray as Chris Dale
  • Reginald Beckwith as Mr. Bigley

Themes

  • countryside
  • based on play or musical
  • novelist
  • seductress
  • older woman younger man relationship
  • nosy neighbor
  • disposing of a dead body
  • illicit affair
  • amateur sleuth
  • poisoned drink

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

4,143 votes

Year
1951
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Val Guest
Cinematographer
Robert Krasker
Narrative location
Yorkshire
Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
252003
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1951-01-01
title
Another Man's Poison
distributed by
Netflix
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