Loretta Young

(ph: Horst P. Horst)

Cause for Alarm! (1951)

 

 

 

An invalid husband wrongly believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway.

Interesting daytime Noir thriller neatly dials up the dread factor, until the plot is resolved in a surprising and humorous twist.
 

Halliwell*: "Minor-league suspenser, watchable but disappointingly handled."

Maltin***: "Simple, effective thriller...Tension builds, and there's a neat plot twist."

Wampas baby stars of 1929

From upper left: Loretta Young, Josephine Dunn, Jean Arthur, Doris Hill, Anita Page, Mona Rico, Betty Boyd, Sally Blane, Ethlyn Claire, Helen Twelvetrees, Caryl Lincoln, Helen Foster and Doris Dawson

Loretta Young

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Young

Born to Be Bad (1934)

A young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be taken advantage of.