Captif de l'amour

Original title: The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950
Approved
1h 21m

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6.8/10

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Lee J. Cobb, John Dall, and Jane Wyatt in Captif de l'amour (1950)

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his newly-minted detective brother assigned to the case alongside him.

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A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his newly-minted detective brother assigned to the case alongside him.A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his newly-minted detective brother assigned to the case alongside him.A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his newly-minted detective brother assigned to the case alongside him.

Director
- Felix E. Feist
Writers
- Seton I. Miller
- Philip MacDonald
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Felix E. Feist
Writers
- Seton I. Miller
- Philip MacDonald
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Lisa Howard (who plays Janet Cullen) was married to director Felix E. Feist at the time of this film, went on to greater fame as a journalist who scored key early interviews with Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro.

Goofs
Towards the end, a very concerned Janet Cullen picks up the phone - before direct dialing came into use) to call her husband at work and CLEARLY says "Aperoter" (rather than "Operator"). Played it back 3 times to be sure.

Quotes
Lois Frazer: Say something! Think of something! You know the truth!
Police Lt. Ed Cullen: The truth can get you twenty years!

Connections
Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

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Featured review

7/10

Recently Restored, Looks and Sounds Great

This film was recently restored from a 35mm archival print, and was shown on Turner Classic's Noir Alley. It's in great shape, and if you're interested in seeing it, you should make every effort to see that version.