该电影由欧文·拉帕尔执导，贝蒂·戴维斯、加里·梅里尔、埃姆林·威廉姆斯等主演，于1951年上映。在91分钟的叙事中，《毒妇与恶汉》（又名：内详）Mystery writer Janet Frobisher lives alone in a dark English country house, when she’s not philandering with her secretary’s fiancée. At an extremely awkward moment, she has an unwelcome visitor: George Bates, who claims to be the partner in crime of Janet’s estranged husband. George insinuates himself into Janet’s home and life despite her efforts to get rid of him; the tangled relationships develop into a macabre, murderous cat-and-mouse game.