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The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful

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The Unfaithful

"It's So Easy to Cry 'SHAME'!"

1947

1h 49m

5.9(22 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Mystery

Overview

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Christine Hunter

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Larry Hannaford

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Bob Hunter

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Paula

Jerome Cowan

Prosecuting Attorney

Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Martin Barrow

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Det. Lt. Reynolds

Peggy Knudsen

Peggy Knudsen

Claire

Marta Mitrovich

Mrs. Tanner

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Roger

Creative team

Directed by: Vincent Sherman
Written by: David Goodis
James Gunn
Produced by: Jerry Wald

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