Blonde Ice (1949)

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The film career of actress Leslie Brooks lasted long enough for her to contribute several mesmerizingly bitchy performances. In Blonde Ice, Brooks is cast as Claire, a society reporter who'll do literally anything for a story. She manages to keep herself in the headlines by marrying and romancing a… More The film career of actress Leslie Brooks lasted long enough for her to contribute several mesmerizingly bitchy performances. In Blonde Ice, Brooks is cast as Claire, a society reporter who'll do literally anything for a story. She manages to keep herself in the headlines by marrying and romancing a series of wealthy men, all of whom die under mysterious circumstances. To deflect suspicion from herself, Claire frames her erstwhile boyfriend, sportswriter Les Burns (Robert Paige). Because the police department is incredibly obtuse throughout the film, it's up to a criminal psychologist (David Leonard) to expose Claire as a homicidal sociopath. Blonde Ice might make a fascinating double feature with Nicole Kidman's 1994 starrer To Die For. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.
Directed By: Jack Bernhard
Genres: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: Jul 24, 1948 Wide
On DVD: Sep 30, 2003
Studio: VCI

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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A minor film noir about a cold-hearted femme fatale ...

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Bruce B

This is a recovered Film Noir and its not a bad story. About a women who is only interested in Men's money and the fame that comes along with it. The day she marries a wealthy gentlemen right after the wedding ceremony she is lip locking with a old boy friend on the balcony.… More
This is a recovered Film Noir and its not a bad story. About a women who is only interested in Men's money and the fame that comes along with it. The day she marries a wealthy gentlemen right after the wedding ceremony she is lip locking with a old boy friend on the balcony. While on her honeymoon her husband finds a letter she has written to her boy friend, oops honeymoon is over, husband ret7urns home leaves his cheating bride there, secretly she returns home to kill her husband and basically frames the old boyfriend, and its just the start. Pretty risky story for 1949, and not much has changed in all those years as this gal fits a girl that I knew in the 1990 time frame. Even though restored still pretty poor quality. 3 Stars
AJ V

A bizarre tale indeed, but an interesting one too.