The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

Rosalind has her eye on three men... three men have their eye on Rosalind... one of them is up to no good!

Directed by Jack Gage

Produced by Independent Artists, RKO Radio Pictures

1948100 min6.2 / 10

A mid-century noir-inflected thriller about a stage actress caught between passion and consequence, where a moment of rage sets off a tightening spiral of suspicion and deception.

Stage actress Valerie Stanton is locked in a bitter feud with her producer and ex Gordon Dunning. When he attempts to blackmail her into remaining under contract with his company, Stanton, in a fit of passion, clubs Dunning with a statuette, killing him. Her gloves have prevented fingerprints but her perfect alibi quickly unravels as Captain Danbury begins investigating.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Velvet Touch end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Velvet Touch scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Velvet Touch sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Velvet Touch violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Velvet Touch easy watching? 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.

29/ 100

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Rarity32

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Love30

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