Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
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77% of users liked it
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Footsteps in the Fog is a cat-and-mouse Victorian melodrama in the grand tradition. Jean Simmons plays scheming servant girl Lily Watkins, who was hired by sinister nobleman Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) and his ailing wife. The wife dies of "natural causes," but Lily knows better, and… More Footsteps in the Fog is a cat-and-mouse Victorian melodrama in the grand tradition. Jean Simmons plays scheming servant girl Lily Watkins, who was hired by sinister nobleman Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) and his ailing wife. The wife dies of "natural causes," but Lily knows better, and uses this knowledge to her advantage. In exchange for her silence, she forces Lowry to cater to her every whim. He is forced to go along lest he face the gallows, but in a switch reminiscent of the "lost" ending of 1987's Fatal Attraction, he sees to it that Lily herself is carted away by the constabulary. Filmed in appropriately dank Technicolor, Footsteps in the Fog is an unusual foray into Gaslight territory for director Arthur Lubin, normally a comedy specialist. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Lubin
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 14, 1955 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The plot strains credibility.
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Cast
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Stewart Granger
as Stephen Lowry
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Jean Simmons
as Lily Watkins
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Bill Travers
as David MacDonald
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Finlay Currie
as Inspector Peters
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Ronald Squire
as Alfred Travers
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Belinda Lee
as Elizabeth Travers
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William Hartnell
as Herbert Moresby
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Frederick Leister
as Dr. Simpson
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Percy Marmont
as Magistrate
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Marjorie Rhodes
as Mrs. Park
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Peter Bull
as Brasher
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Barry Keegan
as Constable Burke
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Sheila Manahan
as Rose Moresby
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Norman Macowan
as Grimes
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Cameron Hall
as Corcoran
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Victor Maddern
as Jones
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Arthur Howard
as Vicar
