They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

2DCS12
Director:Irving Pichel
Cast:Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson
Length:95 minutes
Genre:Drama

Director: Irving Pichel  •  Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson, Tom Powers

One of the most remarkable titles that producer Joan Harrison has signed on to is undoubtedly the audience-engaging and brilliantly plotted dark drama They Won't Trust Me, directed by Irving Pichel. The film relies heavily on its superbly written lead character - the through-and-through rotten Larry Ballentine, on trial for the murder of his colleague and lover Verna (Susan Hayward), embodied by the excellent, against-type Robert Young. In a series of flashbacks and with Larry's explanatory commentary, we gradually learn what led to his arrest. The self-absorbed, greedy man married for money, but his marriage to Gretta (Rita Johnson) was too binding for him, so he began to look to his mistresses for encouragement... Although the protagonist's actions are utterly reprehensible in every minute of the film, the female characters aren't far behind in terms of depravity.

Length: 95 min

Year: 1947

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Director: Irving Pichel  •  Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson, Tom Powers

One of the most remarkable titles that producer Joan Harrison has signed on to is undoubtedly the audience-engaging and brilliantly plotted dark drama They Won't Trust Me, directed by Irving Pichel. The film relies heavily on its superbly written lead character - the through-and-through rotten Larry Ballentine, on trial for the murder of his colleague and lover Verna (Susan Hayward), embodied by the excellent, against-type Robert Young. In a series of flashbacks and with Larry's explanatory commentary, we gradually learn what led to his arrest. The self-absorbed, greedy man married for money, but his marriage to Gretta (Rita Johnson) was too binding for him, so he began to look to his mistresses for encouragement... Although the protagonist's actions are utterly reprehensible in every minute of the film, the female characters aren't far behind in terms of depravity.

Year: 1947

Country of origin:

  • United states of America