The Guilty

The Guilty (1947) is a film noir based on a story by Cornell Woolrich. The film tells the story of two roommates. One of the men, who suffered a head injury in battle, meets a girl and starts dating her. When he finds out she's dating other men around town he dumps her and starts dating her sweet twin sister. The sister ends up missing and later is found murdered on an apartment rooftop. Her boyfriend is accused of the crime. The film is based on... more

The Guilty (1947) is a film noir based on a story by Cornell Woolrich. The film tells the story of two roommates. One of the men, who suffered a head injury in battle, meets a girl and starts dating her. When he finds out she's dating other men around town he dumps her and starts dating her sweet twin sister. The sister ends up missing and later is found murdered on an apartment rooftop. Her boyfriend is accused of the crime. The film is based on Woolrich's short story "Two Men in a Furnished Room." The film about twin sisters shares a similar plot to The Dark Mirror released a year earlier. This film was produced by oil millionaire Jack Wrather, who was also married to lead actress Bonita Granville. less