By David in TN
saturday, january 3, 2026 at 12:18:00 p.m. est
TCM's Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning is James V. Kern's The Second Woman (1951) with Robert Young, Betsy Drake, and John Sutton
Film Noir Guide: "The film opens with Young inside a garage running his car's motor. Young's current girlfriend (Drake) narrates the events that have brought him to this point. Young's fiancee had been killed in an automobile accident a year earlier, and his recent paranoid behavior has been attributed by the family doctor to the guilt he feels as the driver of the vehicle."
"But strange, unexplained things have been happening to Young since the accident--an expensive painting has faded, his rosebush has died, his dog has been poisoned, his horse has broken its leg, and his house has burned down."
"Is it all just bad luck? Is Young unconsciously doing these things to punish himself? Drake tries to help despite Young's efforts to dissuade her from playing detective. Sutton plays a nasty co-worker with an obvious dislike for Young. It's a bit slow, but the scenery is beautiful, and the surprise ending is enjoyable."
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It would be more helpful if "THE FILM GUIDE" would provide little details like who wrote the movie, who composed the musical score, and what studio produced it. Those items would be more useful in deciding whether or not to watch it than somebody's opinion. (In this instance, I don't even recognize the director- what are his other credits, if any?)
Ah, but I'm just talking to myself, as usual.
-RM
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