The Heat Of Passion (1961)

After being dumped by her lover (Ed Nelson), a woman (Dorothy Malone) marries an older man (John Dehner) with a heart condition. But then the lover shows up with a plan to murder the husband so they can inherit his money. Directed by Ron Winston (AMBUSH BAY), this was originally shot for the television series CHECKMATE. What might have been an interesting noir-ish lovers murdering the husband for his money tale is served up as a standard run of the mill morality yarn. Set in the bright sunlight of mountain scenery rather than a dark and shadowy urban landscape doesn't help set the mood either. The score is by a young John Williams (JAWS). With Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Anthony George and Steve Gravers.