Cause for Alarm!
An invalid husband (Barry Sullivan) wrongly believes his wife (Loretta Young) and doctor (Bruce Cowling) are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Released
- 1951
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1951
Storyline
An invalid husband (Barry Sullivan) wrongly believes his wife (Loretta Young) and doctor (Bruce Cowling) are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway.
Top credits
Loretta Young — Ellen Jones
Barry Sullivan — George Z. Jones
Bruce Cowling — Dr. Ranney Grahame
Margalo Gillmore — Mrs. Edwards
Did you know
• Producer Tom Lewis wanted Judy Garland for the leading role, but his wife Loretta Young also wanted it. She retained a lawyer who told him that he was discriminating against her because she was his wife. She got the part.
• The film was shot in a very short period of time and rehearsed the same way that Loretta Young's television show, The Loretta Young Show (1953), would be rehearsed several years later.
• This film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $174,000 according to studio records.
User reviews
He planned for her to panic
Suspense Film certainly worth the money
It Builds The Suspense Well
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
