Cause for Alarm Reviews

Fast-moving thriller about Sullivan, a madly jealous man, who is recuperating after some heart problems. Physically he is improving, but mentally he is a wreck, and he fantasizes that his wife, Young, is having an affair with Cowling, Sullivan's trusted physician. He gets so crazed that he writes a letter accusing Young and Cowling of killing him. No sooner does Young mail it for him than he tells her what he's done. Now he assaults her and the exertion proves too much and he drops dead of a heart attack. Young gets frantic. She knows the letter was sent to the district attorney. She also knows she is totally innocent. So how to get the letter back? Should we tell what happens? If you don't want to know, don't read another word. For those who don't care, the letter never does reach the DA because it was a large letter and she only put one stamp on it! The gimmick is sort of given away when we see her mail the letter. This story is based on a radio play and betrays its audio beginnings by that very give-away: when you hear about the letter being written or mailed, there's no way of knowing its size. On screen, the whole thing is evident. Young's husband at the time, Tom Lewis, produced the picture and co-wrote the screenplay.