杀机四起

　　Thereisnowaytowritea"spoiler"---isthereactuallysomebodysomewherewho,tenminutesintothis1950'sfilm,wouldn'tknowwhereitisgoingandwillendup---sinceitisastrictlywritten-by-the-numberscorruptionandredemptionmellerthatfinds:number1,adoctorreturnsfromtheKoreanWartohisPennsylvaniamininghometown,(and2)mustchoosebetweendedicatinghimselftotreatingthesufferingpoor(or3)buildhimselfaswankofficeandgetrichbyflatteringwealthywomenwithimaginaryailments.Throwinelementsno.5,LizabethScottasarich,spoiled,twice-divorcedwomanwithalipstifferthanhis,andnumber6,DianneFosterasanursebentonhelpingallmankind,andtherearenosurprisesleft,especiallyifonetakenoteofthenameofIrvingWallaceamongthewriters,thetitleandScottbilledaboveFoster.Theonlysurprisehereisthatthisfilmwasn'tfromUniversal-InternationalanddirectedbyDouglasSirk.