Beware, My Lovely

Beware, My Lovely is a 1952 American suspense film starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Taylor Holmes. Directed by Harry Horner, the film is based on the 1950 play The Man by Mel Dinelli who also wrote the screenplay.

The play on which the film is based, The Man, was originally a short story by Mel Dinelli. Dinelli adapted the story for the stage. It debuted on Broadway in January 1950 starring Dorothy Gish. The story was also featured on the CBS radio show Suspense as To Find Help on January 18, 1945 with Frank Sinatra as Howard and Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Gillis Mrs. Gordon in the film. It was dramatized again on Suspense in 1949 with Gene Kelly and Ethel Barrymore on January 6, 1949.The movie was shot over anday period in 1951 for Collier Young and Ida Lupinos production company, The Filmakers. Howard Hughes, then the head of RKO Pictures, withheld the film from release for a year. Costar Robert Ryan later said that he felt Hughes tried to bury the film because Ryan was active in leftwing politics and spoke publicly about his involvement. ........

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