Another Man's Poison
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| Another Man's Poison | |
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 DVD cover for the film |
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| Directed by | Irving Rapper |
| Produced by | Daniel M. Angel |
| Written by | Val Guest |
| Starring | Bette Davis Gary Merrill Emlyn Williams Anthony Steel Barbara Murray |
| Music by | John Greenwood |
| Cinematography | Robert Krasker |
| Editing by | Gordon Hales |
| Distributed by | Eros Films Ltd. |
| Release date(s) |  November 20, 1951 January 6, 1952 April 14 November 21 February 23, 1953 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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Another Man's Poison is a 1951 black-and-white film starring Bette Davis. Davis' co-star was then husband Gary Merrill. The film was written by Val Guest based on a play by Leslie Sands. The film was directed by Irving Rapper, who directed Davis ten years earlier when they worked on the film Now, Voyager.
[edit] Plot
Davis plays mystery novelist, Janet Frobisher, who lives in an isolated home in England. Her nearest neighbor is a nosy veterinarian, Dr. Henderson. Frobisher falls in love and occasionally dabbles with her secretary's fiancé, Larry (Anthony Steele) who is years younger than she. Frobisher, herself, is married to a man with a criminal past, one with whom she has been separated from for years. At the beginning of the film, it is revealed that she killed her husband, who has had the misfortune to show up unexpectedly, by poisoning him with horse medicine given to her by her neighbor. When she arrives home to sink the body in the local lake, an unexpected guest arrives. It's one of her husband's crime partners. When Frobisher's secretary and fiancé arrive at the secluded house, the mysterious man, who has already helped her get rid of her husband's body, now takes on the role of the rarely seen man.
[edit] Cast
- Bette Davis as Janet Frobisher
- Gary Merrill as George Bates
- Emlyn Williams as Dr. Henderson
- Anthony Steel as Larry Stevens
- Barbara Murray as Chris Dale
- Reginald Beckwith as Mr. Bigley
- Edna Morris as Mrs. Bunting
