| Beware, My Lovely | |
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| Directed by | Harry Horner |
| Produced by | Collier Young |
| Written by | Mel Dinelli (play "The Man") |
| Starring | Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Taylor Holmes |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Editing by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | August 7, 1952 U.S. release |
| Running time | 77 min. |
| Language | English |
Beware, My Lovely (1952) is a suspense film produced by Collier Young/Ida Lupino's production company The Filmakers.
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The film is set in 1919 or 1920 in an unnamed small town. A widow (Lupino) impulsively hires handyman (Ryan) to look after her house. She soon learns Ryan is a dangerous schizophrenic, but by the time she comes to this realization she is unable to leave her house and escape from him.
This story was originally done on stage, then on the CBS radio show Suspense as "To Find Help" on January 18, 1945 with Frank Sinatra as Howard and Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Gillis (Mrs. Gordon in the film). It was dramatized again on Suspense in 1949 with Gene Kelly and Ethel Barrymore on January 6, 1949.
| Actor | Role |
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| Ida Lupino | Mrs. Helen Gordon |
| Robert Ryan | Howard Wilton |
| Taylor Holmes | Mr. Walter Armstrong |
| Barbara Whiting | Ruth Williams |
| James Willmas | Mr. Stevens |