Bury Me Dead

Bury Me Dead is a 1947 American film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The drama features Cathy ODonnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont and Mark Daniels.

A series of flashbacks reveals the possible motives of several suspects. The prime suspect is her irresponsible, philandering husband, Rod Mark Daniels, whom she is reluctantly divorcing he might want her wealth. But there is also Rusty Cathy ODonnell, a resentful young woman who had been raised to believe she was Barbaras younger sister. When Barbaras father died, his will revealed that Rusty was just an orphan he had raised, but not legally adopted Barbara inherited everything. Barbara was quite willing to share everything with her, but Rusty accepted only a small allowance. Rusty, it also turns out, is in love with Rod and mistakenly believes he loves her. And who is the woman buried under Barbaras name?Another flashback reveals that Rusty, a minor, had taken up with a dimwitted boxer named George Mandley. When Barbara went to take her home, Rod had become openly attracted to Georges shapely assistant, Helen Lawrence. Barbara began seeing George to retaliate. Rusty bitterly resented Barbara taking George away from her. Eventually, it is realized that the dead woman is Helen. Rod had let her try on Barbaras necklace and forgotten to get it back. ........

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