Kind of creepy. Low budget film noir directed by Ned Hockman. Filmed mostly around Oklahoma City, Norman and Lexington Oklahoma. A black and white drama about an unemployed man Gerald Winslow (Skip Homeier)that physically and emotionally tortures his wife Ellen(Beverly Garland). She craves her husband's love, but his sadistic pleasures forces her into the arms of a former business partner and her new boss(Kenneth Tobey). Photography is grainy and some of the acting miserable. The story is interesting and well paced. Garland is perfect as the pathetic wife that just wants a little attention. She survives mental torture, rape and humiliation to find out that her husband has a fixation on his dead mother. Homeier is down right devilish and his first scene lets you know pretty much what to expect from him. The guy is a jerk, creep and sadistic low life. Also in the cast: Paul Scovil, Hannah Stone and George Clow.
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