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A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and intimate.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
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“Does Gloria Grahame steal Human Desire from Glenn Ford?”
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Cast
- Glenn FordJeff Warren
- Gloria GrahameVicki Buckley
- Broderick CrawfordCarl Buckley
- Edgar BuchananAlec Simmons
- Kathleen CaseEllen Simmons
- Peggy MaleyJean
- Diane DeLaireVera Simmons
- Grandon RhodesJohn Owens
- Dan SeymourBartender (uncredited)
- John PickardMatt Henley
Crew
- Fritz LangDirector
- Alfred HayesWriter
- Émile ZolaNovel
- Burnett GuffeyDirector of Photography
- Daniele AmfitheatrofOriginal Music Composer
- Aaron StellEditor
- William A. LyonEditor
- Lewis J. RachmilProducer
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No Man of Her Own 195083% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
When Trumpets Fade 199883% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
Born to Kill 194783% alikeBoth classical in form, grave, earnest.
The Man Who Cheated Himself 195083% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
And Then There Were None 201583% alikeTelevision · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
Black Bird 202279% alikeTelevision · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
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