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The Velvet Touch

  • 6.8 /10

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Plot

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

Cast

Rosalind Russell as Valerie Stanton
Rosalind Russell

as Valerie Stanton

Leo Genn as Michael Morrell
Leo Genn

as Michael Morrell

Claire Trevor as Marian Webster
Claire Trevor

as Marian Webster

Sydney Greenstreet as Capt. Danbury
Sydney Greenstreet

as Capt. Danbury

Leon Ames as Gordon Dunning
Leon Ames

as Gordon Dunning

Frank McHugh as Ernie Boyle
Frank McHugh

as Ernie Boyle

Walter Kingsford as Peter Gunther
Walter Kingsford

as Peter Gunther

Dan Tobin as Jeff Trent
Dan Tobin

as Jeff Trent

Lex Barker as Paul Banton
Lex Barker

as Paul Banton

Nydia Westman as Susan Crane
Nydia Westman

as Susan Crane

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 13, 1948

Production Companies

  • Independent Artists

  • RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.67 hrs

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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 rever…

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…