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Human Desire
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Human Desire is a 1954 Film Noir drama directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Broderick Crawford. It is based on Émile Zola's novel, La Bête humaine, which had already been adapted by Jean Renoir in 1938 (La Bête Humaine).Jeff Warren (Ford) fought in The Korean War. He is back home and he resumes his work as a train engineer. His friend and colleague Alec Simmons (Edgar Buchanan) often puts him up, while Alec's daughter Ellen (Kathleen Case) has a crush on Jeff. Meanwhile, Buckley (Crawford), another employee of the train company, is fired. To get his job back, he persuades his wife Vicki (Grahame) to meet Owens (Grandon Rhodes), an old acquaintance of hers and a big customer of the company, who could pressure Buckley's boss into hiring him back. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Gun: Buckley's knife. On the way out, he carelessly uses it to cut a piece of wood. On the way back, he murders Owens with it. | |
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Bittersweet Ending | |
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Bittersweet Ending: Jeff has ended a toxic relationship with Vicki and he will start a positive relationship with Ellen, but Vicki is killed by Buckley. | |
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Bookends | |
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Bookends: In the first scene and in the last scene, Jeff and Alec are driving a train together. | |
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The Alcoholic | |
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The Alcoholic: Buckley drinks more and more over the course of the film. He even gets fired a second time because of that. | |
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Betty and Veronica | |
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Betty and Veronica: Two girls try to charm Jeff Warren (Archie): Girl Next Door Ellen (Betty) and Femme Fatale Vicki (Veronica), a married woman involved in a murder case, who often lies to him. | |
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Awful Wedded Life | |
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Awful Wedded Life: Vicki and Buckley after Vicki met Owens. Buckley is violent with her and Vicki understandably does not want to have sex with him any more. | |
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