Bud Corliss is suave, charming and handsome - the ideal catch for any young woman in 1950s America. But when his girlfriend unexpectedly becomes pregnant, throwing a wrench in his avaricious social-climbing, Bud becomes a literal lady-killer. This rare example of widescreen Technicolor noir is a Douglas Sirk-style melodrama turned homicidal. Matinee idol Robert Wagner threw a wicked curve into his career by playing one of the most amoral heels in Hollywood history, and the film also garnered much controversy for its frank handling of pregnancy. Gerd Oswald's feature directing debut is a rarely screened look at the underbelly of American affluence in the 1950s. (Note courtesy of Noir City.) DIR Gerd Oswald; SCR Lawrence Roman, from the novel by Ira Levin; PROD Robert L. Jacks. U.S., 1956, color, 94 min. NOT RATED