24 Sep 1993
The Good Son
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
Human Desire
A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!
A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.
Top Billed Cast
Glenn Ford Jeff Warren
Gloria Grahame Vicki Buckley
Broderick Crawford Carl Buckley
Edgar Buchanan Alec Simmons
Kathleen Case Ellen Simmons
Peggy Maley Jean
Diane DeLaire Vera Simmons
Grandon Rhodes John Owens
Dan Seymour Bartender
John Pickard Matt Henley
Paul Brinegar Brakeman
Dan Riss Prosecutor Gruber
John Zaremba Russell
Carl Lee John Thurston
Olan Soule Lewis
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