Danger Woman
Cast & Crew
Lewis D. Collins
Don Porter
Brenda Joyce
Patricia Morison
Milburn Stone
Samuel S. Hinds
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With the aid of his devoted secretary, June Spenser, physicist Claude Ruppert develops a formula to harness atomic energy for industrial purposes. Claude, who worked on an earlier atomic energy project only to see his research used to build bombs, discusses with his mentor, Dr. Albert Sears, his concerns that the new formula will also be misused. In the park one morning, Claude tries to explain his research to June, who does not understand but feels inspired by Claude's intelligence and ethical standards. Although her love for him is clear, he does not respond. The next day, Albert visits Claude and praises his report, but Claude refuses to present his findings, and is publicly accused of hindering progress. Eve Ruppert, Claude's wife, then returns after a three-years absence. Distraught, June rushes to Claude, who explains that he was once dazzled by Eve's beauty but no longer loves her. When he confronts Eve, however, she convinces him to give her another chance. That night, a car accident occurs outside the house, and Claude allows the passenger, Gerald King, to recuperate in the spare room after physician George Carey declares him wounded. As soon as he is alone, King, who is secretly plotting against Claude, calls his cohort, Lane, to inform him that he has gained entry to the house. A few days later, Albert tells Claude that he has been suspended and cannot obtain another job, due to rumors that he is having an affair with June. Later that night, Eve seduces Claude, after which an unsuspecting June urges him to share his research with the world. Convinced by her faith, Claude calls Albert to tell him he has decided to speak at the convention, but learns that his modest fellowship has been rescinded. Albert, realizing that someone must be working to destroy Claude's career, sets out to talk to the fellowship committee, but is killed on the way after King instructs Lane to tamper with Albert's car. King then persuades Eve to work with him against Claude, but she fails to induce her husband to show her his report. When June accuses Dr. Carey of lying about King's condition, Dr. Carey reveals that she is the reason why Claude has been denied jobs. That night, as June prepares to leave and Claude begs her to stay, they discover that Dr. Carey has been killed. Claude then visits Inspector Pepper to discuss Albert's and Dr. Carey's deaths, while King threatens to blackmail Eve with her sordid past if she does not steal Claude's papers. When June finds her at the safe, however, Eve tells her to bring Claude back to help stop King. Eager now to help Claude, Eve plans to kill King, but King shoots her and throws Claude's papers outside, where he has instructed Lane to wait. Unknown to King, Pepper is there to arrest Lane. Neither Claude nor June believe King's claim that Eve has killed herself, and soon, Pepper informs them that Lane's fingerprints were found on Albert's car and Dr. Carey's desk, and arrests King for murder. In the park the next day, June insists that she still must leave until Claude's career is back on track, and he promises to wait for her forever.
Director
Lewis D. Collins
Cast
Don Porter
Brenda Joyce
Patricia Morison
Milburn Stone
Samuel S. Hinds
Kathleen Howard
Griff Barnett
Charles D. Brown
Ted Hecht
Leonard East
Howard Negley
Keith Richards
Eddie Acuff
Ronnie Gilbert
Doug Carter
Chuck Hamilton
Crew
Bernard B. Brown
Morgan B. Cox
Carmen Dirigo
Russell A. Gausman
Maury Gertsman
Willard Holland
Harold Macarthur
Josef Mischel
Jess Moulin
Jack Otterson
Jack P. Pierce
Ronald K. Pierce
Paul Sawtell
Russell Schoengarth
Melville Shyer
Leigh Smith
Richard Towers
Vera West
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The working title of this film was Claude's Wife. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945. In 1946, when this film was produced, the United States was still testing atomic bombs, and demonstrations were being held against the use of the weapons.
