Sudden Fear (1952)


Sudden Fear
Release Date07 August 1952
TaglineEvery Suspenseful Moment...Every Embrace...Every Kiss - A Breathtaking Experience!
GenreFilm-Noir, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming Locations2800 Scott Street, San Francisco, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller
ThemesWoman In Jeopardy
TonesDisturbing, Moody, Ominous, Paranoid
TagsAccident, Actor, Benefit [event], Car, Charm [personality], Chase, Conversation, Death, Estate, Father, Garage, Husband, Lawyer, Life, Loot, Love, Love Triangle, Lover, Man, Marriage, Meeting, Message, Murder, Neighbor, Passion, Plans, Playwright, Poison, Profit, Recording, Scheme, Security, Stage, Star, Street, Time, Trip, Weapons, Wife, Will [document], Woman, Writing, Young

Sudden Fear is a 1952 RKO Radio Pictures feature film starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in a noir-ish tale about a successful woman who marries a murderous man. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Robert Smith was based upon the novel by Edna Sherry. Sudden Fear was directed by David Miller and produced by Joseph Kaufman. The film was nominated for several Academy Awards and has been released to DVD.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Myra Hudson

Lester Blaine

Irene Neves

Steve Kearney

Virginia Huston
Ann Taylor

Junior Kearney

Estelle Etterre
Party Guest

Reception Guest

Taylor Holmes
Scott Martindale

Dr. Van Roan

Lewis Martin
Bill, the Play Director

Harold Miller
Reception Guest

Arthur Space
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Director

Producer

Edna Sherry
novel

writer

Joe Kaufmann
producer

executive producer

Original Music

Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematographer

Editor

Leon Barsha
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Art Director

Boris Leven
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Set Decorator

Edward G. Boyle
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Costume Designer

Howard Greer

Sheila O'Brien
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Makeup Department

Edwin Allen
makeup artist

Jane Gorton
hair stylist

Josef Norin
makeup artist

Production Manager

Henry Spitz
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ralph Hoge
second unit director

Ivan Volkman
assistant director

Sound Department

T.A. Carman
sound

Howard Wilson
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Loyal Griggs
camera operator: second unit

Other Crew

Al Teitelbaum
furrier

B.C. Wylie
production assistant

Production Company

Joseph Kaufmann Productions
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Distributor

RKO Radio Pictures

Kino Video
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Special Effects

Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
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