Suspense film
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When Strangers Marry (aka Betrayed) is a 1944 suspense film directed by William Castle and featuring Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter and Robert Mitchum.
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Plot
A naive woman (Hunter) comes to New York City to meet her salesman husband (Jagger) whom she only met months before, and discovers that he may be a murderer.
Cast
- Dean Jagger as Paul Baxter
- Kim Hunter as Millie Baxter
- Robert Mitchum as Fred Graham
- Neil Hamilton as Det. Lt. Blake
- Rhonda Fleming as Girl on Train
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Critical response
When the film was released, Variety's review was positive, writing, "Only thing wrong with this film is its misleading title. Tag, When Strangers Marry, suggests another of the problem plays of newlyweds when in reality pic is a taught psychological thriller about a murderer and a manhunt full of suspense and excitement."
According to Simon Callow's book Orson Welles: Hello Americans, Orson Welles said of this movie, "It isn't as slick as Double Indemnity or as glossy as Laura, but it's better acted and better directed ... than either."
