The Arnelo Affair

The Arnelo Affair

🎞️ Movie 86 min US
โ˜… 5.8 /10 1947

Anne Parkson feels neglected by her lawyer-husband Ted, so she falls in love with night-club owner Tony Arnello, a shady character who is a client of her husband's. This being a MGM picture and MGM known to strive for General Audience ratings and avoid the dreaded Adult Audience tag, any affair that takes place is barely implied. Tony, a no-goodnik, kills Claire Lorrison, but Anne's compact is found near the body. Arnello threatens her with exposure unless she keeps quiet, as she is the only one who knows he is guilty. This being an Arch Oboler film, it is also filled with lots of 'stream of consciousness' techniques in which the audience is able to share the thoughts of the central character. Oboler is highly praised in some quarters for bringing this from his radio programs where, of course, it was needed to let the radio audience know what was going on. In films, it comes off as just somebody talking to themselves. Gifford talks to herself a lot in this one, mainly about whether to commit suicide. Not in a MGM General Audience-rated movie you don't.

Cast

John Hodiak
John Hodiak
Tony Arnelo
George Murphy
George Murphy
Ted Parkson
Frances Gifford
Frances Gifford
Anne Parkson
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Ricky Parkson
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
Vivian Delwyn
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson
Sam Leonard
Lowell Gilmore
Lowell Gilmore
Avery Border
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Archie Twitchell
Roger Alison
Ruth Brady
Ruth Brady
Dorothy Alison
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Ruby Dandridge
Maybelle
George Bassman
George Bassman
Composer
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Charles Salerno Jr.
Cinematographer