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Ruthless

Money and Power

1948 · 1h 44m · APPROVED Drama, Thriller
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer

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Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.

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Ulmer's approach is monumental and detailed, baroquely gestural and coldly violent.

Richard Brody, New Yorker

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