Robert Newton delivers an exceptional performance in this film, arguably the finest portrayal of a straight role I’ve witnessed from him. He plays "Riorden," a doctor who reaches his limit with his wife's affairs and resolves to eliminate her latest paramour, "Bill" (played by Phil Brown). Following an unexpected encounter at their residence, he inexplicably—and this represents the film's weakest point—manages to res…

Obsession (also known as The Hidden Room) comes from director Edward Dmytryk and was adapted by Alec Coppel from his own book and play. It features Robert Newton, Phil Brown, Sally Gray, and Naunton Wayne, with a score by Nino Rota and cinematography by C.M. Pennington-Richards. After discovering his wife’s affair with a younger man, Dr. Clive Riordan (Newton) formulates a plan involving kidnapping and murder... …