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Sudden Fear

Every Suspenseful Moment... Every Embrace... Every Kiss... A Breathtaking Experience!

Rating 7.2 / 10Release August 7, 1952Runtime 112 min

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

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