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She did it... because her fear was greater than her shame!
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A taut, morally fraught thriller about a desperate wife forced into impossible choices to save her family from cascading catastrophes.
A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.
Essence
Ensemble
Barbara Stanwyck
Helen Stilwin
Barry Sullivan
Doug Stilwin
Ralph Meeker
Lawson the Fugitive
Lee Aaker
Bobby Stilwin
Rico Alaniz
Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)
Bob Castro
Police Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Carlos Conde
Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)
George L. Derrick
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
Mexican Lieutenant
Sol Gorss
Captain's Driver Talking to Helen (uncredited)
Margarita Martín
Mexican Mother (uncredited)
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