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A Woman's Devotion
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Wikipedia article
'A Woman's Devotion ' is a 1956 American film noir directed by Paul Henreid and starring Ralph Meeker, Janice Rule and Paul Henreid.Lyons, Arthur. 'Death on the Cheap: The Lost B Movies of Film Noir!', 2000. New York: Da Capo. .
Plot
Artist Trevor Stevenson (Meeker), an emotionally scarred World War II veteran, is on honeymoon in Acapulco with his bride Stella (Rule). Shortly after their arrival, two women are murdered. The audience is presented with clues pointing to Trevor's guilt or innocence depending upon one's point of view.
Cast
* Ralph Meeker as Trevor Stevenson
* Janice Rule as Stella Stevenson
* Paul Henreid as Capt. Henrique Monteros
* Rosenda Monteros as Mara
* Fanny Schiller as Seora Reidl
* Jos Torvay as Gmez
* Yerye Beirute as Amigo Herrera
* Tony Carbajal as Sergeant
* Jaime Gonzlez Quiones as Roberto
* Carlos Riquelme as Chief of police
Production
The film was originally known as 'Acapulco'. Henreid says he got Franz Waxman to score the picture but Herbert Yates of Republic overruled him.
Reception
Henreid later claimed the film was "absolutely ruined" by the studio. "It was a decent film, not a great film by any means... apparently they didn't understand the film at all and they cut essential parts."
See also
*List of American films of 1956
References
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