Ruthless (1948) - little known crime/film noir movie directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring Zachary Scott, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, Sydney Greenstreet and Martha Vickers
Rating 6.9/10
Runtime: 104 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Edgar G. Ulmer
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040751/
Cast
Zachary Scott ... Horace Woodruff Vendig
Louis Hayward ... Vic Lambdin
Diana Lynn ... Martha Burnside
Sydney Greenstreet ... Buck Mansfield
Lucille Bremer ... Christa Mansfield
Martha Vickers ... Susan Duane
Edith Barrett ... Mrs. Burnside
Dennis Hoey ... Mr. Burnside
Raymond Burr ... Pete Vendig
Description: While in a philanthropic meeting promoted by the millionaire Horace Woodruff Vendig, the guest Vic Lambdin tells the history of the beginning and end of his friendship with the host to his date Mallory Flagg. When they are boys, Horace is a poor boy from a dysfunctional family and Vic's best friend who saves wealthy Martha Burnside from drowning in a river. Horace is adopted by the rich Burnside family and later sent to Harvard; he gets engaged to Martha, on whom Vic has a crush. When ambitious Horace meets the wealthier Susan Duane, who belongs to a more influential family, he calls off his engagement to Martha and moves to New York with Susan to continue his social raise. Later he meets shark Buck Mansfield and seduces his young wife Christa to profit in business, leading to tragic consequences.
Screens:
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Video and audio information:
Video : 2.53 GB, 3446 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 157
Audio : 81 MB, 107 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = AAC, CBR
Subtitles (Separate English, Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek) posters and screenshots included
