''The Come On'' is a 1956 American
film noir
Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American ' ...
directed by Russell Birdwell and starring
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy.
A granddaughter of Fra ...
,
Sterling Hayden and
John Hoyt.
[.] It was distributed by
Allied Artists Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios in ...
.
Plot
While fishing on a Mexican beach Dave Arnold (Sterling Hayden) meets beautiful Rita Kendrick (Anne Baxter) and they are immediately drawn to each other. Rita begs Arnold to murder her abusing husband but he refuses. Upon learning that he has been cuckolded, Harley Kendrick (John Hoyt) fakes his own death in the hopes of framing Rita for the murder. A sleazy detective (Jesse White) clears Rita's name officially, but then he begins blackmailing her with the affair she has been having. She stops that game by murdering him. Later she is shocked to discover that her husband is still alive. Finally, the love triangle meets upon the beach where Rita shoots her husband. As he dies he shoots her back. Rita dies in Dave's arms.
Cast
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Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy.
A granddaughter of Fra ...
as Rita Kendrick
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Sterling Hayden as Dave Arnold
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John Hoyt as Harley Kendrick
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Jesse White as J. J. McGonigle
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Wally Cassell as Tony Margoli
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Paul Picerni as Assistant D.A. Jannings
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Theodore Newton as Capt. Getz
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Tyler McVey as Detective Hogan
See also
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List of American films of 1956
References
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1956 films
1956 crime films
American crime films
American black-and-white films
Film noir
Films scored by Paul Dunlap
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
Allied Artists films
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