This effective thriller from Andre de Toth (Pitfall, House of           Wax), stars Merle Oberon as a young woman traumatized by the drowning         deaths of her parents. A menacing conniver played by Thomas Mitchell uses her    past against her in an attempt to steal her inheritance. Franchot Tone and     Elisha Cook, Jr. co-star.                                                      Andre de Toth---USA---1944---93 mins.