Impulse (1954 film)

Impulse

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Cy Endfield
Produced by Robert S. Baker
Monty Berman
Written by Cy Endfield
Lawrence Huntington
Robert S. Baker (story)
Carl Nystrom (story)
Starring Arthur Kennedy
Music by Stanley Black
Cinematography Jonah Jones
Edited by Jack Slade
Production
company
Distributed by Medaillon Pictures (USA)
Eros Films (UK)
Release dates
  • 1954 (1954)
Running time
 81 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Impulse is a 1954 British film noir directed by Cy Endfield and starring Arthur Kennedy, Constance Smith and Joy Shelton.[1]

Plot

Alan Curtis (Kennedy), an American real estate agent living in England, is dissatisfied with his humdrum life. With his wife Elizabeth (Shelton) on a lengthy vacation visiting her mother, he gives a ride to sultry nightclubsinger Lila (Smith) when he finds her stranded on the road. Curtis gets romantically involved with her and Lila tells him that her brother has gotten in trouble over a jewel robbery.

In truth, Lila desperately wants the stolen stones for herself. She tricks the wayward Curtis into believing that he killed a man after he buys them two tickets out of the country. He decides that it is better to face the music, opting to stay and confess. Lila, too, reconsiders, staying with Curtis until his name is cleared. After the true killers are revealed, Lila goes to jail as a participant in the robbery and Curtis returns to his wife, who forgives him.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Geoff Mayer and Brian McDonnell. Encyclopedia of Film Noir, 2007. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33306-4.

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