Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948
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1h 19m

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Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, and Robert Newton in Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

Film Noir Period Drama Psychological Thriller Crime Drama Thriller

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueFugitive Bill Saunders and lonely nurse Jane Wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.Fugitive Bill Saunders and lonely nurse Jane Wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.Fugitive Bill Saunders and lonely nurse Jane Wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.

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6,8/10

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Joan Fontaine

Jane Wharton

Burt Lancaster

Bill Saunders

Robert Newton

Harry Carter

Lewis L. Russell

Tom Widgery

Aminta Dyne

Landlady

Grizelda Hervey

Mrs. Paton

Jay Novello

Sea Captain

Colin Keith-Johnston

Judge

Reginald Sheffield

Superintendent

Campbell Copelin

Publican

Leyland Hodgson

Tipster
(as Leland Hodgson)

Peter Hobbes

Young Father
(as Peter Forbes)

Harry Allen

Drunk
(uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Taxi Driver
(uncredited)

Timothy Bruce

Boy Child
(uncredited)

George Bunny

Bookie
(uncredited)

Melinda Byron

Girl Child
(uncredited)

Valerie Cardew

Change Girl
(uncredited)

Histoire

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Anecdotes
Penicillin only recently had been introduced, proving to be a life-saving drug in WW2. In postwar Europe, the continent was still in shambles, with a huge black market for everyday necessities, including medicine. The noir classic Le troisième homme (1949) would further show the shadowy world of medical profiteering.

Gaffes
The story takes place in England, where automobiles and trucks are right-hand drive; the truck Bill drives is left-hand drive. Caveat: There were many U.S. Army vehicles like this left in the U.K. after the war. This one looks like it could have been used in the war as an ambulance as it appears to be a Dodge WC-series 1/2-ton model. Other vehicles in the film are left-hand drive.

Citations
Judge: [to Bill Saunders] ... furthermore, although these appear to be first offenses, in view of the brutal nature of the assault, I have no alternative but to direct that you receive eighteen lashes of the cat-o'-nine-tails.

Connexions
Featured in Pulp Cinema (2001)

Bandes originales
Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)
(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas

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6/10

Worth your time

The leads do an adequate job with the material they are given, and they are at the height of their physical attractiveness, charm and star power.

This film was written by three people. That might have been part of the problem. It just doesn't build up enough tension or suspense for my taste. The antagonist just isn't given enough leverage, power or menace.

This is a bit of an Offbeat noir, even original. The stars are so watchable they make up for the inadequacies and simpleness of the script. Had the script and story been fleshed out more into a 90 or 120 minute film this might have ended up a classic.