{"id":5988,"date":"2008-11-23T12:15:48","date_gmt":"2008-11-23T19:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2021-01-17T19:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T02:20:11","slug":"footsteps-in-the-fog-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5988","title":{"rendered":"Footsteps in the Fog (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Another woman once thought she owned me. Don&#8217;t drive me too far!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-63961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Poster-681x1024.png 681w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Poster.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a smitten housemaid (Jean Simmons) discovers that her widowed employer (Stewart Granger) secretly poisoned his wife, she blackmails him into giving her a higher position in his household &#8212; but his interest in a beautiful heiress (Belinda Lee) causes tensions in their uneasy relationship.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blackmail<\/li>\n<li>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Jean Simmons Films<\/li>\n<li>Homicidal Spouses<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Social Climbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s been duly noted that the plot of this Victorian-era melodrama &#8212; starring real-life husband-and-wife Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons &#8212; occasionally &#8220;strains credibility&#8221;; yet its themes of blackmail, duplicity, obsessive love, and murderous spouses make for an enjoyably stylish thriller, one which is sure to appeal to fans of Hitchcockian cinema. Simmons&#8217; lowly housemaid and Granger&#8217;s successful lawyer are seemingly worlds apart, but they&#8217;re united by their common quest for social ascendance: savvy Simmons deeply resents being ordered about by the head cook of the household (Marjorie Rhodes):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Rhodes.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while Granger secretly admits to marrying his dead wife for her money, and plans to woo another eligible young heiress (Elizabeth Travers) as soon as propriety allows. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Travers.png 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While both are initially conniving, however, Simmons&#8217; Lily Watkins eventually emerges as a sympathetic protagonist &#8212; and we can&#8217;t help cringing at the ill-founded loyalty she maintains for her murderous master. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons2.png 1793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Granger&#8217;s acting is as limited and campy as ever, but he&#8217;s well cast:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Granger.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Simmons demonstrates once again why she remains one of the unsung actresses of her time (c.f. her differently plucky turn-of-the-century role in 1950&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1003\"><em>So Long at the Fair<\/em><\/a>). Fine set designs and Benjamin Frankel&#8217;s score add to this suspenseful film&#8217;s overall period ambiance; and while it never reaches the heights of Hitchcock&#8217;s masterpieces (Arthur Lubin&#8217;s rather perfunctory directorial style prevents this), it&#8217;s certainly worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean Simmons as Lily Watkins<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Simmons.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A suspenseful Victorian-era narrative<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/Footsteps-in-the-Fog-Victorian2.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Frankel&#8217;s atmospheric score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth seeking out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048087\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/27900\/footsteps-in-the-fog#articles-reviews?articleId=155130\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Another woman once thought she owned me. Don&#8217;t drive me too far!&#8221; Synopsis: When a smitten housemaid (Jean Simmons) discovers that her widowed employer (Stewart Granger) secretly poisoned his wife, she blackmails him into giving her a higher position in his household &#8212; but his interest in a beautiful heiress (Belinda Lee) causes tensions in their uneasy relationship. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Blackmail Cat-and-Mouse Courtroom Drama Historical Drama Jean Simmons Films Homicidal Spouses Obsessive Love Social Climbers Review: It&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5988\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5988"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63970,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5988\/revisions\/63970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}