Sudden Fear (1952) -

Director David Miller and cinematographer Charles Lang created a visually arresting experience that critics from Film Comment note is marked by its "intensity" and lack of wasted shots. Sudden Fear (1952) - Film Comment

The story follows Myra Hudson (Crawford), a successful, wealthy Broadway playwright who rejects actor Lester Blaine (Jack Palance) for a romantic lead in her new play because he doesn't "look like a romantic leading man". Sudden fear (1952)

: Shortly after the honeymoon, Myra’s world shatters when she inadvertently records a conversation between Lester and his former lover, Irene Neves (Gloria Grahame). She learns they are plotting to murder her to inherit her fortune. She learns they are plotting to murder her

: On a train bound for San Francisco, Blaine charms his way into Myra's life to prove her wrong. The two enter a whirlwind romance and quickly marry. Irene Neves (Gloria Grahame).