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Footsteps in the Fog
Thriller · Drama · Crime · 1955
A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
Movie details
Footsteps in the Fog
“CLOSE ENOUGH TO KISS...OR KILL!”
1955 Thriller · Drama · Crime 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Footsteps in the Fog?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Written by
Lenore J. Coffee · Dorothy Davenport
Stewart Granger
Stephen Lowry
Jean Simmons
Lily Watkins
Bill Travers
David Macdonald
Finlay Currie
Inspector Peters
Ronald Squire
Alfred Travers
Belinda Lee
Elizabeth Travers
William Hartnell
Herbert Moresby
Court is in session
Put Footsteps in the Fog on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.