Question 1

Why was the film delayed and re-released in a shorter version?

Accepted Answer

Completed in 1946 but not released until mid-1947. When RKO re-released it in 1947, they cut it from 95 to 80 minutes for double-billing. The uncut version was restored and premiered on TCM on May 8, 2021.

Question 2

Which actress was borrowed from another studio, causing a delay?

Accepted Answer

RKO borrowed Susan Hayward from Walter Wanger's company. The production was delayed 12 days so she could finish Wanger's film 'Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman' (1947).

Question 3

What is the connection between this film and 'The Devil Thumbs a Ride'?

Accepted Answer

Verna's house in this film is the same one used in the final act of 'The Devil Thumbs a Ride' (1947), also produced by RKO that year.

Question 4

Who directed the film and also appears in a cameo?

Accepted Answer

Director Irving Pichel, himself an actor, has a cameo as a courtroom spectator.

Question 5

What is the premise of the story as told in court?

Accepted Answer

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, stockbroker Larry Ballentine claims innocence and describes the actual but improbable sequence of events that led to her death.

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