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The File on Thelma Jordon

1950

Robert Siodmak

Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Stanley Ridges ...

6.9

729

Film noir. Mystery. Drama Thelma Jordon, late one night, shows up in the office of married Assistant DA Cleve Marshall. Before Cleve can stop himself, he and Thelma are involved in an illicit affair. But Thelma is a mysterious woman, and Cleve can't help wondering if she is hiding something. Thelma has a plan up her sleeve that will ruin Corey if his love for her and his own weakness win out. Thelma has a heart and a conscience. She comes to love Cleve, and has ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"'Thelma Jordon' unfolds as an interesting, femme-slanted melodrama, told with a lot of restrained excitement."	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Milne Time Out	"A fine film noir which works an ingenious, intricate variation on the situation in 'Double Indemnity'"	POS
United Kingdom	Adrian Turner Radio Times	"Stanwyck has a terrific, deadly allure (...) Robert Siodmak orchestrates it with tremendous flair (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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