Femme fatale in "The Killers" and Cora (Lana Turner) in "The Postman Always Rings Twice", based on novels by Ernest Hemingway and James M. Cain respectively, manipulate men into killing their husbands. In the Hitchcock film "The Paradine Case" (1947), Alida Valli's character causes the deaths of two men and the near destruction of another. Another frequently cited example is the character Jane played by Lizabeth Scott in "Too Late for Tears" (1949); during her quest to keep some dirty money from its rightful recipient and her husband, she uses poison, lies, sexual teasing and a gun to keep men wrapped around
Leon Ames "Bright Honor" (1936). Ames made his film debut in "Quick Millions" (1931). During the 1940s, he was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He played the important role of Mr. Smith in 1944's massive hit and subsequent classic "Meet Me in St. Louis". Ames appeared in a featured role in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946) as district attorney Kyle Sackett. He also appeared in the Doris Day-Gordon MacRae film "On Moonlight Bay", its sequel, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", and "Peyton Place" (1957). He played the role of Samuel Eaton, Alfred Eaton's (Paul Newman) father, in "From the Terrace"