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The Velvet Touch

"Rosalind has her eye on three men... three men have their eye on Rosalind... one of them is up to no good!"

1948-07-13 Drama 1hr 40m

After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.

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Storyline

After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.

  • Released
    1948-07-13
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Drama, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Independent Artists, RKO Radio Pictures

Crew

Jack Gage
Director
Leo Rosten
Writer
Frederick Brisson
Producer
Keywords:
theater play stage actress

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Cast

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell
Valerie Stanton
Leo Genn

Leo Genn
Michael Morrell
Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor
Marian Webster
Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet
Capt. Danbury
Leon Ames

Leon Ames
Gordon Dunning
Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh
Ernie Boyle
Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford
Peter Gunther
Dan Tobin

Dan Tobin
Jeff Trent
Lex Barker

Lex Barker
Paul Banton
Nydia Westman

Nydia Westman
Susan Crane
Theresa Harris

Theresa Harris
Nancy
Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks
Actor 'Judge Brack'
Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon
Herbie
Esther Howard

Esther Howard
Pansy Dupont
Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden
Mr. Couch
Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin
Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer
Helen Adams
Michael St. Angel

Michael St. Angel
Jimmy Ross (as Steven Flagg)
Louis Mason

Louis Mason
Terry
James Flavin

James Flavin
Sgt. Oliphant
Charles McAvoy

Charles McAvoy
Mr. Soper
Dan Foster

Dan Foster
Eddie Brown
James Todd

James Todd
George Tesman
Joyce Arling

Joyce Arling
Mrs. Elvsted
Ida Shoemaker

Ida Shoemaker
Juliana Tesman (as Ida Schumaker)
Phillip Barnes

Phillip Barnes
Ejlert Lovborg
Bess Wade

Bess Wade
Bertha
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Riordan

Robert Riordan
Mr. Putnam
Hazel Dohlman

Hazel Dohlman
Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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Reviews for The Velvet Touch
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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2016-02-07

Where did you get your luck, Valerie? Or does God pity the wicked? The Velvet Touch is directed by Jack Gage and collectively written by ... read more

Where did you get your luck, Valerie? Or does God pity the wicked? The Velvet Touch is directed by Jack Gage and collectively written by Leo Rosten, Walter Reilly, William Mercer and Annabel Ross. It stars Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet and Leon Ames. Music is by Leigh Harline and cinematography by Joseph Walker. Ah, now then, is this a murder mystery in reverse? At the beginning we are shown the crime of murder, so we know the main character is guilty. The rest of the picture thrives on if Valerie Stanton (Russell) will either get caught by the law, own up, or become a victim of crime herself? The screenplay contains a flashback and that grand old devil of someone else being pegged for the murder. There's witticisms abound, with some wonderfully choice lines delivered with relish, while the cast turn in decent shows - Greenstreet doesn't show up till the 45 minute mark, but promptly waddles in and steals the film! Set to the background of the theatre it's unsurprising to find this is something of a theatrical drama rather than a film noir of the era. It has found its way into a couple of film noir reference books, without really being film noir as such. Certainly the photography is appealing to noir fans, and there's a dark passage of play that definitely comes out of noirville, but really it's a marginal entry. But hey! It's still a very good film that's recommended. 7/10

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-09

This is a very glamorous, but rather cyclical, drama about a theatrical impresario "Dunning" (Leon Ames) who discovers "Valerie Stanton" (Ro... read more

This is a very glamorous, but rather cyclical, drama about a theatrical impresario "Dunning" (Leon Ames) who discovers "Valerie Stanton" (Rosalind Russell) and turns her into a star of latter day stage equivalents of soap operas. Of course, there is their simultaneous romance that has long since lost it's sparkle and is now just the source of constant rancour between the two who now only need the other for financial reasons. Enter Walter Kingsford who offers her a much meatier part and Leo Genn as a British architect with whom she has actually fallen in love and the story builds to a rather predictable, messy, development. Up to this point, the on-off, up-down relationship/rivalry melodrama rather drags it all down a bit - despite Russell looking like the proverbial million dollars; and it is really only now with the arrival of Sydney Greenstreet as the deceptively charming investigating detective "Capt. Danbury" that the story becomes a little more interesting - he is a theatre buff, but can he see through the façade?

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A Review by John Chard

Where did you get your luck, Valerie? Or does God pity the wicked? The Velvet Touch is directed by Jack Gage and collectively written by Leo Rosten, Walter Reilly, William Mercer and Annabel Ross. It stars Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Cla...

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2016-02-07

Where did you get your luck, Valerie? Or does God pity the wicked? The Velvet Touch is directed by Jack Gage and collectively written by Leo Rosten, Walter Reilly, William Mercer and Annabel Ross. ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-09

This is a very glamorous, but rather cyclical, drama about a theatrical impresario "Dunning" (Leon Ames) who discovers "Valerie Stanton" (Rosalind Russell) and turns her into a star of latter day stag...

read more