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Another Man's Poison (1951)

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She Had Everything You Could Give A Woman To Torment A Man!

Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with her secretary's fiancé and when her estranged husband unexpectedly returns, Janet poisons him, but just as she's about to dispose of the body, one of her husband's criminal cohorts also shows up.

Cast & Crew

Director
Irving Rapper
  • Profile picture of Bette Davis
    Janet Frobisher Bette Davis
  • Profile picture of Gary Merrill
    George Bates Gary Merrill
  • Profile picture of Emlyn Williams
    Dr. Henderson Emlyn Williams
  • Profile picture of Anthony Steel
    Larry Stevens Anthony Steel
  • Profile picture of Barbara Murray
    Chris Dale Barbara Murray
  • Profile picture of Reginald Beckwith
    Mr. Bigley Reginald Beckwith

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  • illicit affair
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  • fake husband
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