Thus was Dors’ second American film, after making the comedy “I Married a Woman,” whose released was delayed by two years.ĭors, who made no more films for RKO, later sued the studio for character defamation, claiming $1,275,000 but settling out of court for $200,000.
The unholy wife movie#
The movie was made by John Farrow as the second in his contract with RKO, after “Back from Eternity” (1956). Dozier bought two other Climax scripts for filming by RKO – Public Pigeon Number 1 to star Red Skelton, and Deal a Blow written by Dozier’s son Robert, films that were never made.
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When William Dozier became head of RKO he purchased the film rights. In Napa Valley, Calif., devious Phyllis Hochen (Diana Dors) schemes to run away with her lover, San Sanford (Tom Tryon), and with the money of her husband, winery owner Paul (Rod. The story ends with Paul showing their son Michael (Gary Hunley) the vineyard that one day will belong to him. Later on, she faces her execution in the gas chamber. The “unholy” wife finally gets the punishment she deserves when her mother-in-law dies of poisoning and Phyllis is blamed and sent to prison for a crime she did not commit.
The unholy wife trial#
Phyllis lies at the trial and Paul is put away for murder. Not wanting to go to jail, she convinces her husband to confess to the killing, and together they concoct a story that would set him free after the trial. Phyllis sees this as an opportunity to kill her husband and blame the burglar for the crime, but the plan backfires when she instead kills her husband’s best friend. One night, her elderly mother-in-law (Beulah Bondi) thinks a burglar broke into the house and calls the police. Not long after the marriage, Phyllis begins an affair with local rodeo rider San Sanford (Tom Tryon), when husband is away.
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The melodrama begins with her meeting the rich vintner Paul Hochen (Rod Steiger) from Napa Valley and marrying him soon after.
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Produced by Sam Raimi through his Ghost House Pictures banner, it stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Diogo Morgado, Cricket Brown, and Cary Elwes. The tale is narrated by Phyllis (Diana Dors), who recalls in flashbacks the sordid story from her prison cell (her brown hair pulled back) The Unholy is a 2021 American supernatural horror film written, produced, and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos (in his directorial debut), based on the 1983 novel Shrine by James Herbert. Written by William Durkee and Jonathan Latimer, the script is based on the TV play “The Prowler,” which was presented on the TV show Climax! starring Claire Trevor, Pat O’Brien and Cameron Mitchell. The film features British sex symbol Diana Dors, who gets top billing, Rod Steiger, Tom Tryon and Beulah Bondi.