19.4.09

heat wave (1954)

aka The House Across The Lake.
Kendrick is an American hack writer who narrates his sorry tale. Of how he met a rich neighbor Forrest (Sid James) and was seduced by his indiscreet but beautiful trophy wife Carol. Of how Carol murders her husband and persuades Kendrick to cover it up and say it was an accident, and that's where his troubles start.
A straight up thriller, with likable men and a dastardly woman spinning a web of intrigue. The film will never stun anyone, but it's good solid entertainment.

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