Sylvia
Carroll Baker is the Fury. George Maharis is the Force. Sylvia is the Explosion!
1965 · 1h 55m · Unrated
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Overview
Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator named Alan Maklin (George Maharis) to do some digging, and what he finds out about her life prior to becoming a writer is quite shocking. Will the newfound knowledge ruin the marriage? Gordon Douglas (Young at Heart) directs this drama, which is based on E.V. Cunningham's book.
Director and cast
- Gordon Douglas Director
- Carroll Baker as Sylvia: West (Karoki, Kay, Carlyle)
- George Maharis as Alan Macklin
- Joanne Dru as Jane (Bronson) Phillips
- Peter Lawford as Frederic Summers
- Viveca Lindfors as Irma Olanski
- Edmond O'Brien as Oscar Stewart
- Aldo Ray as Jonas Karoki
- Ann Sothern as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
- Lloyd Bochner as Bruce Stamford III
- Paul Gilbert as Lola Diamond
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