The File on Thelma Jordon
...SHE'LL LIE...KILL OR KISS HER WAY OUT OF ANYTHING!
A classic film noir about a man undone by desire for a dangerous woman, built on moral ambiguity and the corrupting power of attraction.
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
Essence
Ensemble
Barbara Stanwyck
Thelma Jordon
Wendell Corey
Cleve Marshall
Paul Kelly
Miles Scott
Joan Tetzel
Pamela Blackwell Marshall
Stanley Ridges
Kingsley Willis
Richard Rober
Tony Laredo
Minor Watson
Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
Barry Kelley
District Attorney William Pierce
Kasey Rogers
Dolly - Cleve's Secretary
Basil Ruysdael
Judge Jonathan David Hancock
Jane Novak
Mrs. Blackwell
Gertrude Hoffmann
Aunt Vera Edwards
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Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.