They Won't Believe Me (1947)
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Directors
Irving Pichel
Cast
Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson, Tom Powers
The story
After the prosecution rests its case in the murder trial of Larry Ballentine, the defendant takes the stand to tell his story. In flashback, Larry recounts how he started seeing magazine writer Janice Bell, innocently enough, but feelings developed between them. Unwilling to break up his marriage to Greta, Janice gets a job transfer.
Genres
Drama, Film Noir, Thriller, crime film, drama film, film noir, trial film
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