Money Madness (1948)

Money Madness is a 1948 film noir mystery film directed by Sam Newfield starring Hugh Beaumont and Frances Rafferty.

Director – Sam Newfield

Writer – Al Martin (original story)

Cast –
Hugh Beaumont as Steve Clark
Frances Rafferty as Julie
Harlan Warde as Donald
Cecil Weston as Cora
Ida Moore as Mrs. Ferguson
Danny Morton as Rogers
Joel Friedkin as Mr. Wagner
Lane Chandler as Policeman

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Plot

Steve Clark (Hugh Beaumont) is on a Los Angeles-bound bus and gets off in a small town en route. In his suitcase he has been carrying loot from a bank robbery; he stashes it in a safety deposit box. He becomes a taxi driver, which leads him to a chance encounter with Julie Saunders (Frances Rafferty), a local woman in her 20s. Julie lives with an elderly, bitter aunt who makes her life miserable. Clark, with his charm and original outlook on life, instantly becomes a ray of sunlight for her, and they quickly marry.

However, Clark soon admits to her that the marriage is part of a plan he has crafted, to help him launder his ill-gotten cash—but it also involves murder and will make Julie an accessory to it, against her will.