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The Second Woman

195091 minUnited States
Film noirThrillerMystery
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Original language
English
This copy runs
90:47
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English

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Synopsis

An architect withdraws into the coastal home he designed for the woman who died before their wedding. A succession of disturbing losses makes him fear that catastrophe will follow whatever he touches. A new acquaintance begins to suspect that the pattern has a human explanation, and that sympathy alone will not keep him safe.

Cast

DirectorsJames V. Kern

Behind the scenes

Sequences filmed around Monterey, California, give the mystery a distinctive coastal setting. Hal Mohr's cinematography drew praise in contemporary reviews, even from critics less convinced by the plot. The story combines a troubled romance with a sustained question about whether its protagonist is unlucky, unstable or deliberately targeted.

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