Blonde Ice (1948)

Despite being in love with another man (Robert Paige), an ambitious gold digger (Leslie Brooks) marries a wealthy man (John Holland). When her husband discovers she's still in a relationship with her lover, he threatens to divorce her. Her solution? Murder! Based on the novel ONCE TOO OFTEN by Elwyn Whitman Chambers and directed by Jack Bernhard (DECOY). This low budget B movie is more enjoyable than it has a right to be. It's a silly film, maybe even stupid but it's grandly entertaining. Leslie Brooks' femme fatale is a classic amoral film noir protagonist. She's determined to get what and who she wants and if anyone stands in her way, heaven help them! But I wish the film had a more believable script. For example, Brooks is a smart cookie yet she has a letter to her lover where her husband can easily find it. In addition, her penniless dupe of a lover (Paige) continues to pine and chase after her when she continually proves she's only interested in money. But if in the tradition of noir, its heroine is a nasty piece of goods, it shows how evil can be fun as long as we know she'll get her comeuppance.  With Michael Whalen, James Griffith and Russ Vincent.