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Catalog/Crime/The Unfaithful
The Unfaithful poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.2 / 100
1947·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 49m

THE UNFAITHFUL

“It's So Easy to Cry 'SHAME'!”

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

Above the Line
Vincent Sherman·DirectorDavid Goodis·ScreenplayJames Gunn·ScreenplayErnest Haller·Director of PhotographyMax Steiner·Original Music ComposerAlan Crosland, Jr.·Editor
Cast
Ann Sheridan·Christine HunterLew Ayres·Larry HannafordZachary Scott·Bob HunterEve Arden·PaulaJerome Cowan·Prosecuting AttorneySteven Geray·Martin BarrowJohn Hoyt·Det. Lt. ReynoldsPeggy Knudsen·ClaireMarta Mitrovich·Mrs. TannerDouglas Kennedy·Roger
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 2
Vincent Sherman·DirectorJames McMahon·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
David Goodis·ScreenplayJames Gunn·ScreenplayW. Somerset Maugham·NovelRudy Vallee·Lyricist
Camera· 1
Ernest Haller·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Alan Crosland, Jr.·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Max Steiner·Original Music ComposerCharles Henderson·Original Music ComposerMurray Cutter·Music ArrangerFrancis J. Scheid·SoundLeo F. Forbstein·Music Director
Art & Design· 4
Leo K. Kuter·Art DirectionWilliam Wallace·Set DecorationPerc Westmore·Makeup ArtistTravilla·Costume Designer
Production· 2
Jack L. Warner·Executive ProducerJerry Wald·Producer
Other Departments· 2
William C. McGann·Special EffectsRobert Burks·Special Effects
By the Numbers
70.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Unfaithful's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“An illustrated movie poster features a man and a woman in a close embrace, looking at each other. Above them, a disembodied hand points from the left. The title”

dramaromance
Key Elements
Disembodied Hand
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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