A Woman's Devotion is a 1956 American film noir 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 Republic Pictures.
Plot Artist Trevor Stevenson (Meeker), an emotionally scarred World War II veteran, is on honeymoon in Acapulco 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 Franz Waxman to score the picture but Herbert Yates of Republic 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."
See also List of American films of 1956
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