Virginia Huston

Following a whirlwind courtship, acclaimed playwright Myra Hudson marries Lester Blaine, a slick actor she has just fired from her latest play. Shortly after the honeymoon, Myra overhears Lester and his lover, Irene, plotting to murder the wealthy writer for her inheritance. Shattered by the revelation, Myra pulls herself together and hatches a revenge scheme. But can she go through with her violent plans?

Director Jacques Tourneur fashioned this moody piece about a reformed gangster who meets up with an old criminal crony and former girlfriend, jeopardizing his future life with the local girl he plans to marry.

Academy Award winner Joan Crawford stars as a sideshow dancer whose passion and ambition tear apart a small Florida town that sits along Flamingo Road.