Rent The Velvet Touch (1948)
3.5 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
Four times Oscar nominated Rosalind Russell and Sydney Greenstreet star in this gripping and sophisticated 1948 crime drama set in the glittering world of New York theatre. Comedy actress Valerie Stanton (Rosalind Russell) and her producer Gordon Dunning (Leon Ames) are the toast of Broadway, with a host of smash-hit shows behind them. They are also secret lovers. Now, Valerie wants to work with someone new and has met architect Michael Morrell (Leo Genn) and fallen head over heels in love with him. Gordon, however, is unwilling to let her go and threatens Valerie with scandal and ruin...The scene is set for a brutal murder. As New York police captain Danbury (Sydney Greenstreet) investigates, all the clues seem to point to Valerie's co-star Marian (Claire Trevor), but in the world of the theatre, everything may be an elaborate act and an illusion... - Actors:
- Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet, Leon Ames, Frank McHugh, Walter Kingsford, Dan Tobin, Lex Barker, Nydia Westman, Theresa Harris, Russell Hicks, Irving Bacon, Esther Howard, Harry Hayden, Bill Erwin, Martha Hyer, Michael St. Angel, Louis Mason, James Flavin
- Directors:
- Jack Gage
- Producers:
- Frederick Brisson
- Writers:
- Leo Rosten, Walter Reilly, William Mercer, Annabel Ross
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
