The Two Mrs. Carrolls

Plot Summary

Matrimony means different things to different people. For temperamental artist Geoffrey Carroll, it means he's in his element. Andout of his mind. In their only screen pairing, two of film's all-time greats star in a psychological thriller rife with pelting rainand pealing bells, blackmail and murder, calculated dread and an unnerving finale. Humphrey Bogart portrays Geoffrey, who's making ahabit of poisoning one wife and marrying another when the former no longer inspires his canvases. Barbara Stanwyck plays his currentwife Sally, who puts two and two together and comes up with six – as in six feet under, the place she'll be if she continues toaccept the glass of milk Geoffrey regularly offers as a nightcap. Alexis Smith also stars as a predatory neighbor who becomes theobject of Geoffrey's thirst for feminine variety. Drink up, thriller fans!