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The Come On is a 1956 American film noir directed by Russell Birdwell, starring Anne Baxter and Sterling Hayden.[1]

The Come On
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Russell Birdwell
Written by	Whitman Chambers Warren Douglas
Story by	Whitman Chambers (novel)
Produced by	Lindsley Parsons John H. Burrows
Starring	Anne Baxter Sterling Hayden
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Maurice Wright
Music by	Paul Dunlap
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	April 15, 1956 (1956-04-15) (United States)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

While fishing on a Mexican beach Dave Arnold (Hayden) meets beautiful Rita Kendrick (Baxter) and they are immediately drawn to each other. Rita begs Arnold to murder her abusing husband but he refuses. Upon learning that he has been cuckolded, Harley Kendrick (Hoyt) fakes his own death in the hopes of framing Rita for the murder. A sleazy detective (White) clears Rita's name officially, but then he begins blackmailing her with the affair she has been having. She stops that game by murdering him. Later she is shocked to discover that her husband is still alive. Finally, the love triangle meets upon the beach where Rita shoots her husband. As he dies he shoots her back. Rita dies in Dave's arms.

Cast

• Anne Baxter as Rita Kendrick
• Sterling Hayden as Dave Arnold
• John Hoyt as Harley Kendrick
• Jesse White as J. J. McGonigle
• Wally Cassell as Tony Margoli
• Paul Picerni as Assistant D.A. Jannings
• Theodore Newton as Capt. Getz
• Tyler McVey as Detective Hogan

See also

• List of American films of 1956

References

External links

• The Come On at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Come On at IMDb
• The Come On at AllMovie
• The Come On at the TCM Movie Database

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