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Obsession (The Hidden Room) (1949)

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Release Date: Aug 3, 1949 Wide

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Blacklisted in Hollywood, director Edward Dmytryk managed to find work in England. Dmytryk's Obsession is based on Alec Coppel's suspense play A Man About a Dog. Robert Newton stars as Dr. Clive Riordan, the insanely jealous husband of unfaithful Storm Riordan (Sally Gray). Aware that Storm is having a torrid affair with an American named Bill Kronin (Phil Brown), Riordan kidnaps the man and chains him up in a deserted building, intending to kill him with an acid bath. The wife's dog, however,

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Edward Dmytryk

In Theaters: Aug 3, 1949 Wide

Cast

Robert Newton
Dr. Clive Riordan
Sally Gray
Storm Riordan
Naunton Wayne
Supt. Finsbury
Phil Brown
Bill Kronin
Michael Balfour
American Sailor
Betty Cooper
Miss Stevens
James Harcourt
Aitkin
Ronald Adam
Clubman
Stanley Baker
Bit Part
Roddy Hughes
Allan Jeayes
Clubman
Olga Lindo
Mrs. Humphreys
Russell Waters
Detective
Lyonel Watts
C.M. Pennington-Richards

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This neatly packaged film noir is proof that you don't need violence to create tension.

December 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Eye for Film

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Amber Wilkinson

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First-rate British crime thriller.

March 29, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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flat-out great. and a cute dog! makes Hitchcock look like an amateur.

June 11, 2011

Hank Morgan

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