Rent Wicked as They Come (1956)
3.4 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 34min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- On a trip to Europe, her prize in a "fixed" beauty contest, Kathy Allen (Arlene Dahl) meet advertising man Tim O'Bannion (Philip Carey), who is attracted by her beauty but repelled by her ruthlessness towards men. In London, she ruins the career of photographer Larry Buckham (Michael Goodliffe) and compromises Tim's boss Stephen Collins (Herbert Marshall). About to steal Collins from his wife, Kathy learns that the wife's father, elderly John Dowling (Ralph Truman), owns the world-wide advertising agency, so she marries him. Later she accidentally kills him when she mistakes him for a prowler, but she is found guilty of murder and sentenced to die. Will this innocent gold-digger be executed?
- Actors:
- Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey, Herbert Marshall, Michael Goodliffe, Ralph Truman, Sidney James, David Kossoff, Faith Brook, Frederick Valk, Marvin Kane, Pat Clavin, Patrick Allen, John Salew, Gil Winfield, Totti Truman Taylor, Larry Cross, Paul Sheridan, Tom Gill, Frank Atkinson, Alastair Hunter
- Directors:
- Ken Hughes
- Producers:
- Maxwell Setton
- Writers:
- Ken Hughes, Robert Westerby, Sigmund Miller, Bill S. Ballinger
- Aka:
- Portrait in Smoke
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2025 Centenary Club: July - September, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/12/2025
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Selected scenes commentary with writer and academic Jose Arroyo (2025)
- The BEHP Interview with Maxwell Setton (1991, 90 mins): archival audio recording, featuring the producer in conversation with John Legard and Dave Robson
- Soho (1943, 12 mins): silent amateur film by 'Wicked as They Come' director Ken Hughes capturing life in London during the Second World War
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- World premiere on Blu-ray
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