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The Unsuspected (1947) - Claude Rains in Shadow
⭐The Unsuspected (1947) - Claude Rains in Shadow⭐
🍿 Michael Curtiz's The Unsuspected (1947) is a mid-era Film Noir built on elegance, deceit, and murder, anchored by Claude Rains as Victor Grandison, a refined radio host with sinister secrets. The ensemble—Audrey Totter, Joan Caulfield, Ted North, Constance Bennett, Hurd Hatfield, Fred Clark, and Jack Lambert—threads through a twisty plot that nods to Laura (1944) while deploying clever noir devices: a haunting portrait, rehearsed alibis, and damning vinyl recordings. Curtiz seasons the atmosphere with a polished studio sheen and an expressive Franz Waxman score, while the film toys with "true-crime" radio as both theme and weapon. Contemporary response was mixed—Bosley Crowther's 1947 review found the contrivances showy—yet modern audience metrics (IMDb 7.2; Rotten Tomatoes audience 77%) suggest durable appeal. The film's pleasures lie in Rains's urbane menace, Totter's bite, and Curtiz's flair for suspenseful stagings—especially the soundproof-booth set piece and a finale that turns Grandison's own performance against him.🍿
📖Reviews Mentioned📖 Laura (1944) — https://youtu.be/D9oFwnlgDdA The Wolf Man (1941) — https://youtu.be/vE4JRkOWRNE Casablanca (1942) — https://youtu.be/Y8DM_7I7vIA Notorious (1946) — https://youtu.be/uqrFT2zT9X8 Lady in the Lake (1946) — https://youtu.be/0d7LQiF3dQw The Set-Up (1949) — https://youtu.be/kt8JjYqJRF0 Sunset Blvd. (1950) — https://youtu.be/vnZjw1u0Otc Border Incident (1949) — https://youtu.be/4GacjbZWpKM Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — https://youtu.be/8hH43KRL_ds
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⭐The Unsuspected (1947) - Claude Rains in Shadow⭐
🍿 Michael Curtiz's The Unsuspected (1947) is a mid-era Film Noir built on elegance, deceit, and murder, anchored by Claude Rains as Victor Grandison, a refined radio host with sinister secrets. The ensemble—Audrey Totter, Joan Caulfield, Ted North, Constance Bennett, Hurd Hatfield, Fred Clark, and Jack Lambert—threads through a twisty plot that nods to Laura (1944) while deploying clever noir devices: a haunting portrait, rehearsed alibis, and damning vinyl recordings. Curtiz seasons the atmosphere with a polished studio sheen and an expressive Franz Waxman score, while the film toys with "true-crime" radio as both theme and weapon. Contemporary response was mixed—Bosley Crowther's 1947 review found the contrivances showy—yet modern audience metrics (IMDb 7.2; Rotten Tomatoes audience 77%) suggest durable appeal. The film's pleasures lie in Rains's urbane menace, Totter's bite, and Curtiz's flair for suspenseful stagings—especially the soundproof-booth set piece and a finale that turns Grandison's own performance against him.🍿
📖Reviews Mentioned📖 Laura (1944) — https://youtu.be/D9oFwnlgDdA The Wolf Man (1941) — https://youtu.be/vE4JRkOWRNE Casablanca (1942) — https://youtu.be/Y8DM_7I7vIA Notorious (1946) — https://youtu.be/uqrFT2zT9X8 Lady in the Lake (1946) — https://youtu.be/0d7LQiF3dQw The Set-Up (1949) — https://youtu.be/kt8JjYqJRF0 Sunset Blvd. (1950) — https://youtu.be/vnZjw1u0Otc Border Incident (1949) — https://youtu.be/4GacjbZWpKM Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — https://youtu.be/8hH43KRL_ds
**My Links** My Merch - jcornelison.redbubble.com My Site - https://classicmovierev.com/ My Books - https://www.amazon.com/John-E-Cornelison/e/B00MYPIP56 Mystery of the Cave - Book two of the Michael Potts Archaeological Mystery novel - https://amzn.to/3EvGCEE
👽Affiliates👽 Libsyn Podcast Hosting - https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=CMR **The Equipment I Use for YouTube** Camera - https://amzn.to/3SjOUnI Audio - https://amzn.to/3gsatFu Teleprompter - https://amzn.to/3CQZQUf GoPro 9 - https://amzn.to/3ITZcbw
**Say Hi on Social** Website: https://www.classicmovierev.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classicmovierev/
#FilmNoir #ClassicMovies
**Disclaimer** CMR is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com. This is for entertainment and informative purposes only. Classic Movie Reviews claims no ownership of content. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."