The Unholy Wife (1957)


The Unholy Wife
Release Date24 June 1957
TaglineHALF-ANGEL......HALF-DEVIL, she made him HALF-A-MAN! ...she flaunted his hopes, taunted his dreams, turned his peaceful valley into a volcano of seething passions that even murder could not stem!
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
TagsAccident, Frame Up, Kill, Murder, Poison, Romance, Scheme

The Unholy Wife (1957) is a color film noir drama film produced and directed by John Farrow at RKO Radio Pictures and released by Universal Pictures as RKO was in its final stages of closing down. The screenplay was written by William Durkee and Jonathan Latimer.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Phyllis Hochen

Paul Hochen

San Sanders

Emma Hochen

Father Stephen Hochen

Ezra Benton

Gino Verdugo

Argentina Brunetti
Theresa

Deputy Bob Watkins

Douglas Spencer
Judge

Gary Hunley
Michael

Sheriff Tom Watling

Tol Avery
Dist. Atty. Carl Kramer

Waitress

Don Avalier
Headwaiter

Lovyss Bradley
Customer

Gwen Caldwell
Bit Role

Jack Carry
Contestant

Francis De Sales
John Hayward, Defense Attorney

Police Matron

Nightclub Blues Singer

Don C. Harvey
Rodeo announcer

Chuck Hayward
Hazer

Clegg Hoyt
Locksmith

Helen Jay
Bit Role

Mike Lally
Bartender

Mr. White

Nelson Leigh
Metallurgy expert

Marilyn Lindsey
Beauty Operator

Customer

Herbert Lytton
Dr. Barnes, Emma's Doctor

Maurice Manson
Mr. Brown

Jacqueline Park
Bit Role

Lida Piazza
Bit Role

Mabel Rea
Beauty Operator

Beauty Operator

Doctor at Rodeo

Tony Travers
Accordian Player

McNeil, Fingerprint Expert

Frank Yaconelli
Tomosso

Director

Writer

William Durkee

Jonathan Latimer

Producer

producer

Cinematographer

Editor

Eda Warren
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Art Director

Franz Bachelin
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Albert S. D'Agostino
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Set Decorator

Ross Dowd
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Costume Designer

Howard Shoup
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Makeup Department

Larry Germain
hair stylist

Harry Maret
makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Emmett Emerson
assistant director

Sound Department

Terry Kellum
sound

Jean L. Speak
sound

Music Department

Daniele Amfitheatrof
conductor

Production Company

John Farrow Productions

Distributor

RKO Teleradio Pictures

Universal Pictures






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Films directed by John Farrow
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Hondo (1953)
The Big Clock (1948)
The Sea Chase (1955)
The Unholy Wife
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