Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

This Girl Is In Danger!

Directed by Tay Garnett

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

195174 min5.9 / 10

A claustrophobic film noir thriller about paranoia and suspicion, where a dying man's letter becomes a weapon that may destroy innocent lives.

A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.

Questions people ask

  • Does Cause for Alarm! end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Cause for Alarm! sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Cause for Alarm! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Cause for Alarm! violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cause for Alarm! scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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