Yes Bogie might've been miscast, but you still see echoes of his gangster attitude and wide, scary eyes in some scenes.
Geoffrey, a talented painter meets Sally, a kindhearted woman who falls head over heels in love with him. She marries him and goes to live with Geoffrey and his intelligent daughter Bea, only afterwards does she discover that he was married before, and his wife tragically died.
Soon Sally starts to panic that Geoffrey is displaying peculiar tendencies, including being secretive, sending his daughter away and flirting with the beautiful neighbour. He also won't allow anyone into his studio to see his latest masterpiece. But when Sally and Bea finally break into the room, what they find is terrifying.
It's a genuinely scary film towards the end, and as usual Stanwyck is utterly understated. Brilliant, and what a storyline.
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