Cause for Alarm ~ 1951 -BW

QUICKIE: (singsong voice): "You're gonna be accused of murder......" PSYCH! (crying/laughing) Waaaaaaaaahahahahahaha

SUMMARY: (from IMDB): Invalid George Jones is both physically and mentally ill. He mistakenly believes his wife Ellen and his doctor are having an affair and also planning to kill him. He writes a letter to his lawyer detailing their alleged murder plot. After he has Ellen give the letter to their postman, he reveals its contents to her and then threatens her with a gun. The excitement proves to much and George suffers a fatal collapse. Now Ellen must find a way to retrieve the incriminating letter.

PLOT: Wow! Loretta Young is one great actress and here she really proves it as she is in almost every scene. She is also amazingly beautiful. I love the touches in this film that make it so period: the play tv, the kitchen appliances, the cars, the DR who makes housecalls, the quiet neighborhood, the simple times. It almost makes me long for the 50's. I said almost. The majority of this movie could be considered tedious as Ellen spends most of her time running around hysterically trying to retreive "the letter", however Loretta Young's acting keeps one genuinely interested and involved. I'll confess that at the end of the movie I got a bit teary eyed as I, too, felt a big emotional relief, and a let down at the realization of her husbands' death. The movie is a good emotion tugger if you surrender to the story and sympathize with the heroine.