Wicked as They Come (1956)

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Country: UK
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release: 1957-02-01
Director: Ken Hughes
Writers: Ken Hughes , Robert Westerby , Sigmund Miller , Bill S. Ballinger
Language: French | English
Stars: Arlene Dahl , Philip Carey , Herbert Marshall , Michael Goodliffe , Ralph Truman , Sidney James , David Kossoff , Faith Brook , Frederick Valk , Marvin Kane
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Pahana syntynyt (Finland) , La vividora (Spain) , Wicked as They Come (United Kingdom) , Verdorven (Netherlands the) , Portrait in Smoke (United Kingdom) , Wicked as They Come (United States of America) , Mord i misshugg (Sweden) , Keiner ging an ihr vorbei (Austria) , Ήταν όλοι τους ένοχοι (Greece) , Wicked as They Come , Perversa Sedução (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Zehirli ruhlar (Turkey) , Portrait d'une aventurière (France, French Republic) , Keiner ging an ihr vorbei , Lodo na Alma (Brazil) , Amare per uccidere (Italy) , Magt over mænd (Denmark) , La vividora (Argentina)
Plot: On a trip to Europe, her prize in a "fixed" beauty contest, Kathy Allne (Arlene Dahl)meet advertising man Tim O'Bannion (Philip Carey), who is attracted by her beauty but repelled by her ruthlessness towards men. In London, she ruins the career of photographer Larry Buckham (Michael Goodliffe)and compromises Tim's boss, Stephen Collins (Herbert Marshall). About to steal Colloins from his wife, Kathy learns that the wife's father, the elderly John Dowling (Ralph Truman)actually owns the world-wide advertising agency, so she marries him and,later, accidentally kills him, mistaking him for a prowler. But she is found guilty of murder and sentenced to die. Will this innocent gold-digger actually be executed?
IMDB:tt0049629