Rotten
In the unfolding of the major theme the story lacks dramatic intensity, and little effort is made to justify the action of the central character.
Variety Staff, Variety
Conspirator
The Man She Loved Was A Traitor, Sworn To Kill Her!
1949 · 1h 27m · APPROVED
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Victor Saville
Overview
A newlywed suspects her husband of being a Communist spy.
Director and cast
- Victor Saville Director
- Robert Taylor as Major Michael Curragh
- Elizabeth Taylor as Melinda Greyton
- Robert Flemyng as Captain Hugh Ladholme
- Harold Warrender as Colonel Hammerbrook
- Honor Blackman as Joyce
- Marjorie Fielding as Aunt Jessica
- Thora Hird as Broaders
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lord Pennistone
- Marie Ney as Lady Pennistone
- Jack Allen as Raglan
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The anguish of a young wife who discovers that her husband is a Soviet spy becomes an occasion of torment for all of us before the Capitol's new film runs its course.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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