Human Desire (1954) B&W Region One – playable in North America – the US, Canada, etc. Widescreen Approx. 91 Min. Optional English subtitles / close captions.
Starring: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Case, Peggy Maley and Diane DeLaire. Written by Alfred Hayes, based on the 1890 novel “La Bête humaine” by Émile Zola. Directed by Fritz Lang.
Carl Buckley (Broderick Crawford) needs the intervention of his beautiful wife Vicki (Gloria Grahame) to keep his job, so Vicki meets with Carl's boss, Owens, and Carl's job is secured. Insanely jealous, Carl finds Vicki with Owens on board a train, he brutally beats her and kills Owens. Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford) an off-duty train engineer, protects Vicki and they begin an affair. Still obsessively jealous, Carl turns to drink and blackmails Vicki into staying with him. Vicki then comes up with a plan for Jeff to dispose of her violent husband...
“She was born to be bad...to be kissed...to make trouble!”