Impulse
... with a woman like her it could lead to Murder!
1954 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Cy Endfield |
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| Writer: | Lawrence Huntington, Cy Endfield, Jonathan Roche, Robert S. Baker, Carl Nystrom |
| Staring: |
| An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1954 |
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| Director: | Cy Endfield |
| Writer: | Lawrence Huntington, Cy Endfield, Jonathan Roche, Robert S. Baker, Carl Nystrom |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | robbery, diamond, murder |
| Production Companies | Tempean Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Arthur Kennedy | Alan Curtis |
| Constance Smith | Lila Ray |
| Joy Shelton | Elizabeth Curtis |
| Jack Allen | Freddie James |
| James Carney | Jack Forrester |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Gray |
| Cameron Hall | Joe |
| Bruce Beeby | Harry Winters |
| John Horsley | police officer |
| Jean St. Clair | |
| Michael Balfour | uncredited |
| Kenneth Cope | uncredited |
| Sam Kydd | uncredited |
| Charles Lamb | uncredited |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Huntington | Writer |
| Cy Endfield | Writer, Director |
| Jonathan Roche | Writer |
| Jonah Jones | Director of Photography |
| Robert S. Baker | Story |
| Stanley Black | Original Music Composer |
| Carl Nystrom | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Monty Berman | Producer |
| Robert S. Baker | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position
Though it is short and sweet, Cy Endfield still struggles with this slightly contrived British murder/mystery. The rather wooden Arthur Kennedy ("Curtis") meets the glamorous "Lila" Constance Smith) in an hotel bar whilst his wife "Elizabeth" (Joy Shelton) has gone away for the weekend. After what s ... eems like the briefest of introductions, he forgets any semblance of the sanctity of his marriage vows and as a result gets tangled up with some murderous diamond smugglers before a predictable ending. It's not a great example of the genre, more a rather stodgily paced vehicle for a visiting American star.