The Come On
The Come On is a 1956 American film noir directed by Russell Birdwell, starring Anne Baxter and Sterling Hayden.[1]
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| Directed by | Russell Birdwell |
| Produced by | Lindsley Parsons John H. Burrows |
| Written by | Whitman Chambers Warren Douglas |
| Story by | Whitman Chambers (novel) |
| Starring | Anne Baxter Sterling Hayden |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Maurice Wright |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
While fishing on a Mexican beach Dave Arnold (Hayden) meets beautiful Rita Kendrick (Baxter) and they are immediately drawn to each other. Rita begs Arnold to murder her abusing husband (Hoyt) but he refuses. Upon learning that he has been cuckolded, Harley Kendrick fakes his own death in the hopes of framing Rita for the murder. A sleazy detective (White) clears Rita's name officially, but then he begins blackmailing her with the affair she has been having. She stops that game by murdering him. Later she is shocked to discover that her husband is still alive. Finally, the love triangle meets upon the beach where Rita shoots her husband. As he dies he shoots her back. Rita dies in Dave's arms.
Cast
- Anne Baxter as Rita Kendrick
- Sterling Hayden as Dave Arnold
- John Hoyt as Harley Kendrick
- Jesse White as J. J. McGonigle
- Wally Cassell as Tony Margoli
- Paul Picerni as Assistant D.A. Jannings
- Theodore Newton as Capt. Getz
- Tyler McVey as Detective Hogan
See also
References
External links
- The Come On at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Come On on IMDb
- The Come On at AllMovie
- The Come On at the TCM Movie Database