Crime of Passion Overview:

Crime of Passion (1957) was a Film Noir - Crime Film directed by Gerd Oswald and produced by Herman Cohen and Robert Goldstein.

SYNOPSIS

Stanwyck plays an antiheroine for the '50s as ace columnist Kathy Ferguson. Kathy is chic, smart, and famous, but she makes a big mistake: she falls in love with an L.A. detective. Putting all of her energies into helping her unambitious husband become an inspector, Kathy even offers her body to Inspector Pope, her husband's boss. When he rejects her, she loses control.

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Crime of Passion (1957)

By Lindsey on Dec 2, 2012 From The Motion Pictures

Don’t let the awesome color-blocked poster fool you: Crime of Passion is far from great. (Image: Moovida DB) A note from Lindsey: This is the 33rd film I’ve watched which stars Barbara Stanwyck. Follow the progress of TMP’s Barbara Stanwyck Filmography Project at Listography. Kathy... Read full article


Crime of Passion(1957)

By Dawn on Jun 23, 2012 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Crime of Passion(1957). Crime film noir directed by Gerd Oswald and written by Jo Eisinger. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr and Fay Wray. The story begins, as San Francisco newspaper reporter Kathy Ferguson, helps two Los Angeles homicide detectives, Capt. Charles Alidos and... Read full article


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Alice Pope: You said, "Bill, you better go right out and get your lunch because I've just driven up Mrs Pole's telephone Pope".


Police Lt. Bill Doyle: [after just being married and arriving at their new home] What do you think of the neighbourhood?
Kathy Ferguson Doyle: Right now I'm not thinking about the neighbourhood.


Kathy Ferguson Doyle: I hope all your socks have holes in them and I can sit for hours and hours darning them.


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