01 Oct 1997
The Big Empty
A woman hires P.I. Lloyd Meadows to investigate her husband, a respectable social worker. What seemed to be a simple case of adultery turns into an ugly mess fast.
Ruthless
He wasn't a man; He was a way of life!
Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.
Top Billed Cast
Zachary Scott Horace Woodruff 'Woody' Vendig
Louis Hayward Vic Lambdin
Diana Lynn Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
Sydney Greenstreet Buck Mansfield
Lucille Bremer Christa Mansfield
Martha Vickers Susan Duane
Dennis Hoey Mr. Burnside
Edith Barrett Mrs. Burnside
Raymond Burr Pete Vendig
Joyce Arling Kate Vendig
Charles Evans Bruce Endicott McDonald
Robert J. Anderson Horace Vendig as a Child
Arthur Stone Vic Lambdin as a Child
Ann Carter Martha Burnside as a Child
Edna Holland Libby Sims
Frederick Worlock J. Norton Sims
John Good Bradford Duane
Claire Carleton Bella
Harry Cheshire Lawyer Nevin (Uncredited)
Douglas Evans George (Uncredited)
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