The Come On

The Come On is a 1956 American film noir directed by Russell Birdwell and starring Anne Baxter, Sterling Hayden and John Hoyt. It was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures. Plot While fishing on a Mexican beach Dave Arnold (Sterling Hayden) meets beautiful Rita Kendrick (Anne Baxter) and they are immediately drawn to each other. Rita begs Arnold to murder her abusing husband but he refuses. Upon learning that he has been cuckolded, Harley Kendrick (John Hoyt) fakes his own death in the hopes of framing Rita for the murder. A sleazy detective (Jesse White) clears Rita's name officially, but then he begins blackmailing her with the affair she has been having. She stops that game by murdering him. Later she is shocked to discover that her husband is still alive. Finally, the love triangle meets upon the beach where Rita shoots her husband. As he dies he shoots her back. Rita dies in Dave's arms. Cast Anne Baxter as Rita Kendrick Sterling Hayden as Dave Arnold John Hoyt as Harley Kendrick Jesse White as J. J. McGonigle Wally Cassell as Tony Margoli Paul Picerni as Assistant D.A. Jannings Theodore Newton as Capt. Getz Tyler McVey as Detective Hogan See also List of American films of 1956