Japanese War Knife Plays An Important Part

Waikato Independent, Volume XLV, Issue 6232, 29 April 1949, Page 2

Japanese War Knife Plays An Important Part

A Japanese war knife is an important prop in the film "The Unfaithful", which stars Zachary Scott, Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, and Eve Arden. The action takes place after World War 11, and the knife is a curio brought back from overseas by Bob Hunter (Zachary Scott) and placed in the living room of his modern home. While he was in the services his lonely' wife Chris (Ann Sheridan) was unfaithful, and one night after his return she is accosted in the house by her former lover. She kills him with the knife.

The subsequent murder trial and Bob's discovery of her affair provide Ann Sheridan with acting opportunities equal to her role in "Nora Prentiss." The problem of divorce is discussed and the husband's final decision gives the film its climax.