Where Danger Lives

Amour fou. Where Danger Lives is directed by John Farrow and written by Charles Bennett. It stars Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains and Maureen O'Sullivan. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Upon tending to attempted suicide victim Margo Lannington (Domergue), Dr. Jeff Cameron (Mitchum) falls in love with her and quickly finds his life spiralling out of control. Classic noir fable here, which begs the question on why is it not better known? More so when you consider it stars noir icon and legend Robert Mitchum? OK! Big Mitch never once convinces as a…

“Cameron” (Robert Mitchum) is a principled young doctor who is summoned to an emergency where he encounters “Margo” (Faith Domergue). She’s fairly unstable, mentally, and promptly escapes from the hospital but next day she invites him to her home. That’s just the start of what becomes a relationship they could result in marriage. That all depends on her wealthy father “Lannington” (Claude Rains) though, and he turns out to be one of those brutishly domineering characters who is quite content to have them wed, so long as he can create such a toxic impression of his daughter beforehand that…