Directed by Paul Henreid
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)
Bette Davis, a middle aged woman desperate for money, murders her long-lost twin sister who is filthy rich. Her plan to step into her sister's life, however, hits a few snags along the way, especially when her sister's lover Peter Lawford shows up and wants to resume their affair. Meanwhile, police detective Karl Malden hangs around just long enough to nab her for murder, but not the one she committed. The twisty plot and morbid subject matter immediately call to mind Hitchcock, but Paul Henreid is no Alfred Hitchcock, and the end result feels like Hitchcock-lite.
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