Sudden Fear
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73% Critic Match

Sudden Fear

Every Suspenseful Moment... Every Embrace... Every Kiss... A Breathtaking Experience!

7.3 / 10 1952 1h 52mNR English
ThrillerCrime

Storyline

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

Cast & Crew

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Myra Hudson Blaine

Lead
Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Lester Blaine

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Irene Neves

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Steve Kearney

Virginia Huston

Virginia Huston

Ann Taylor

Mike Connors

Mike Connors

Junior Kearney

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Party Guest (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Reception Guest (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Miller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Sudden Fear is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker