Betrayed (1944) 2000's

Betrayed (1944) 2000'sBefore he made Betrayed, Robert Mitchum was picking up occasional paychecks as a villain in Hopalong Cassidy flicks. Afterward, he was headed to stardom. In this chilling, iconic film noir, Mitchum plays a new bride's (Kim Hunter) former beau, who provides a strong shoulder to lean on when his ex suspects the mysterious man she married (Dean Jagger) may be a killer. Future horror innovator William Castle's inventive direction drenches the action in

including Lieutenant "Brad" Bradville (Gene Kelly)

Three escaped convicts hijack a school bus and end up trapped at an abandoned slaughterhouse in a hostage situation they didn't plan

and Jimmy uses the marksmanship he developed to wipe out enemy machine gunners

The man is a hero whose fighting tactics became a model for other 20th-century struggles

and their opponents more threatening and powerful

Produced by frequent Hitchcock collaborator Joan Harrison

explosive thriller

Bud and Lou coping with insomnia

Arch villain Fu Manchu is back again

The costume includes pants

embellished with his flamboyant eye makeup

Jamie's sudden success finally prompts Fancy to admit her true feelings for Jamie