Footsteps in the Fog

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Movie Info

Footsteps in the Fog is a cat-and-mouse Victorian melodrama in the grand tradition. Jean Simmons plays scheming servant girl Lily Watkins, who was hired by sinister nobleman Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) and his ailing wife. The wife dies of "natural causes," but Lily knows better, and uses this knowledge to her advantage. In exchange for her silence, she forces Lowry to cater to her every whim. He is forced to go along lest he face the gallows, but in a switch reminiscent of the "lost" ending of 1987's Fatal Attraction, he sees to it that Lily herself is carted away by the constabulary. Filmed in appropriately dank Technicolor, Footsteps in the Fog is an unusual foray into Gaslight territory for director Arthur Lubin, normally a comedy specialist.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Arthur Lubin
Written By:

Lenore J. Coffee, Arthur Pierson, Dorothy Reid
In Theaters:

Sep 14, 1955 wide
Runtime:

90 minutes
Studio:

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Stewart Granger
as Stephen Lowry

Jean Simmons
as Lily Watkins

Bill Travers
as David MacDonald

Finlay Currie
as Inspector Peters

Ronald Squire
as Alfred Travers

Belinda Lee
as Elizabeth Travers

William Hartnell
as Herbert Moresby

Frederick Leister
as Dr. Simpson

Percy Marmont
as Magistrate

Marjorie Rhodes
as Mrs. Park

Peter Bull
as Brasher

Sheila Manahan
as Rose Moresby

Norman Macowan
as Grimes

Cameron Hall
as Corcoran

Victor Maddern
as Jones

Arthur Howard
as Vicar

Barry Keegan
as Constable Burke

Peter Williams
as Constable Farrow

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Critic Reviews for Footsteps in the Fog

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The plot strains credibility.

Jan 22, 2008 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Footsteps in the Fog

Dec 15, 2014

Enjoyable Victorian drama about some very unscrupulous people. Sumptuous production values and Jean looks very beautiful.

jay n Super Reviewer