Autumn Leaves (1956)

Director: Robert Aldrich
Stars: Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson and Vera Miles

Millicent Wetherby is a middle-aged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection.
Millicent's solitary existence changes when she encounters Burt Hansen a charismatic younger man.
As Burt successfully woos her and wins her hand in marriage,
rumours begin to surface that Millicent's newfound beau is in fact a deranged maniac.
Things grow even more complicated for Millicent when a woman claiming to be Hansen's first wife shows up.
As Burt begins to lose control of himself, Millicent ponders the most radical of actions against her husband.


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