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Status
Released
Release
1946
Runtime
1h 18m
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Brooke's brief marital life with Eric takes a downturn when she starts suspecting that he is starving his son from a prior marriage to death in order to claim his inheritance.
17 Cast Members
Helmut Dantine
Dr. Eric Ryder
Andrea King
Brooke Gifford Ryder
William Prince
David G. MacKellar, Louise's Lawyer
John Alvin
Carl, Emma's Son
Becky Brown
Genevieve Calvin
Richard Erdman
Joe, Counterman at Owl Lunch
Peggy Knudsen
Louise Ryder, Eric's ex-wife
Don McGuire
Johnnie, MacKellar's Photographer
Lisa Golm
Emma, Eric's Sister
Larry Geiger
Philip Ryder, Eric's Son
Monte Blue
Mike, Police Lieutenant
J. Scott Smart
Timothy Freeman
Leah Baird
Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
Lottie Williams
Sarah, Calvin's Maid
Paul Stanton
Dr. Nelson Norris
Elvira Curci
Police Matron
Paul Harvey
Howard K. Brooks
