L'Impitoyable (1948)
Le richissime financier Horace Vendig annonce publiquement qu'il se retire des affaires. Ses proches cependant ne voient dans cette décision qu'une nouvelle ruse pour tromper le fisc. À l'aide d'une série de flash-back, l'ascension fulgurante d'un homme et les germes de son propre anéantissement nous sont exposés jusqu'à son terme catastrophique. Alors qu'il courtisait sans retenue Mallory, Horace est agressé par son rival ruiné, Buck Mansfield : leur dispute sans merci s'achève par leur noyade commune.
Directeur:
Edgar G. Ulmer
écrivains:
S.K. Lauren, Gordon Kahn, Alvah Bessie.
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Zachary Scott as Horace Woodruff 'Woody' Vendig |
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Louis Hayward as Vic Lambdin |
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Diana Lynn as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg |
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Sydney Greenstreet as Buck Mansfield |
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Lucille Bremer as Christa Mansfield |
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Martha Vickers as Susan Duane |
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Dennis Hoey as Mr. Burnside |
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Edith Barrett as Mrs. Burnside |
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Raymond Burr as Pete Vendig |
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Joyce Arling as Kate Vendig |
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Charles Evans as Bruce Endicott McDonald |
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Robert J. Anderson as Horace Vendig as a Child |
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Arthur Stone as Vic Lambdin as a Child |
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Ann Carter as Martha Burnside as a Child |
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Edna Holland as Libby Sims |
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Frederick Worlock as J. Norton Sims |
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John Good as Bradford Duane |
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Claire Carleton as Bella |
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Harry Cheshire as Lawyer Nevin (Uncredited) |
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Douglas Evans as George (Uncredited) |
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Jesse Graves as Phillips, Mansfield's Servant (Uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Man in Office (Uncredited) |
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George McDonald as Freddie Atwood (Uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse as Prescott (Uncredited) |
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Fred Nurney as Mrs. Vendig's Lover (Uncredited) |
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Dick Ryan as Servant (Uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Political Dinner Dais Attendee (Uncredited) |
| Writing | Dayton Stoddart | Novel |
| Writing | S.K. Lauren | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gordon Kahn | Screenplay |
| Editing | Francis D. Lyon | Editor |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Edgar G. Ulmer | Director |
| Writing | Alvah Bessie | Screenplay |
| Production | Arthur S. Lyons | Producer |
| Sound | Werner Janssen | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | C.O. Morris | Grip |
| Sound | Max M. Hutchinson | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Littlefield | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Lierly | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Werner Janssen | Conductor |
| Production | Joseph Justman | Associate Producer |
| Art | Edward R. Robinson | Set Dresser |
| Crew | William Simpson | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Loper | Costume Design |
| Art | Frank Paul Sylos | Art Direction |
| Sound | Paul Dessau | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Marty Moss | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Wilbur Bradley | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Morrison B. Paul | Still Photographer |
| Production | Barbara Canterbury | Casting |
| Directing | Shirley Ulmer | Script Supervisor |
