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A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.
- Awards
- 1 win total
Billy Mauch
- Harry Brice
- (as Bill Mauch)
Eric Alden
- Detective
- (uncredited)
John Bishop
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
- Boxing Fan
- (uncredited)
Barbara Brewster
- Miss Comar - Abe's Mother
- (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
- Detective
- (uncredited)
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It's hard deglamorize Loretta Young, and in fact, even the tailored outfits and the upswept hair don't do it in "The Accused" from 1949, also starring Robert Cummings and Wendell Corey. She's still considered quite a dish by anyone who meets her, including an amorous student (Douglas Dick).
Young plays a psychology professor who, about to be assaulted by a student, kills him and attempts to cover it up. At first it looks like a drowning, but later, it's discovered to be homicide. The young man's guardian (Cummings) arrives as the detective in charge of the case (Corey) zeroes in on Young.
Good movie with effective performances. Douglas Dick is appropriately smarmy.
My only objection would be, looking at it in light of today, the Young character made a bunch of mistakes with this guy that only a really foolish teacher would make today - or possibly back then. He is so obviously sexually aggressive, it's hard to believe she would have allowed herself to be alone with him.
Young and Cummings for me are always watchable, so I liked it.
Young plays a psychology professor who, about to be assaulted by a student, kills him and attempts to cover it up. At first it looks like a drowning, but later, it's discovered to be homicide. The young man's guardian (Cummings) arrives as the detective in charge of the case (Corey) zeroes in on Young.
Good movie with effective performances. Douglas Dick is appropriately smarmy.
My only objection would be, looking at it in light of today, the Young character made a bunch of mistakes with this guy that only a really foolish teacher would make today - or possibly back then. He is so obviously sexually aggressive, it's hard to believe she would have allowed herself to be alone with him.
Young and Cummings for me are always watchable, so I liked it.
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- TriviaOne of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Seattle Friday 24 October 1958 on KIRO (Channel 7); it first aired in Phoenix Friday 13 March 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), and it soon became a popular local film favorite as it was first aired in Denver 9 April 1959 on KBTV (Channel 9), by both Chicago and Milwaukee 25 April 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2) and WITI (Channel 6), by Boston 10 May 1959 on WBZ (Channel 4), by Asheville 17 May 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Grand Rapids 5 September 1959 on WOOD (Channel 8), by Detroit 22 September 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), by Philadelphia 26 September 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10), by Los Angeles 3 October 1959 on KNXT (Channel 2), by Johnstown 30 October 1959 on WJAC (Channel 6), by Minneapolis 4 November 1959 on WTCN (Channel 11), by Toledo 20 November 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), by Omaha 21 November 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), and by Pittsburgh 16 January 1960 on KDKA (Channel 2). It was released on DVD 28 September 2016 as part of the Universal Vault Series.
- GoofsWarren Ford invites Dr. Tuttle for breakfast, even though it is twelve noon, when lunch would be more appropriate.
- Quotes
[Wilma is dressed for a date.]
Warren Ford: It's remarkable! Your brains don't show a bit.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: The Accused (1960)
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- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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