A Woman's Secret
I had to stop her ... at any cost ... that's why I pulled the trigger !
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Produced by RKO Radio Pictures
A classic film noir mystery where a singer's sudden loss of voice and a rival's murder create a web of suspicion, guilt, and ambiguous culpability.
A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.
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