''A Woman's Devotion '' is a 1956 American

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directed by Paul Henreid and starring Ralph Meeker, Janice Rule, Henreid and Rosenda Monteros.Lyons, Arthur. ''Death on the Cheap: The Lost B Movies of Film Noir!'', 2000. New York: Da Capo. . It was produced and distributed by

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Plot

Artist Trevor Stevenson (Meeker), an emotionally scarred

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veteran, is on honeymoon in

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with his bride Stella (Rule). Shortly after their arrival, two women are murdered. The audience is presented with clues pointing to Trevor's guilt or innocence depending upon one's point of view.

Cast

* Ralph Meeker as Trevor Stevenson * Janice Rule as Stella Stevenson * Paul Henreid as Capt. Henrique Monteros * Rosenda Monteros as María * Fanny Schiller as Señora Reidl * José Torvay as Gómez * Yerye Beirute as Amigo Herrera * Tony Carbajal as Sergeant * Jaime González Quiñones as Roberto * Carlos Riquelme as Chief of police

Production

The film was originally known as ''Acapulco''. Henreid says he got

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to score the picture but

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overruled him.

Reception

Henreid later claimed the film was "absolutely ruined" by the studio. "It was a decent film, not a great film by any means... apparently they didn't understand the film at all and they cut essential parts."

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