
Killing Words(2004)
A mild-mannered psychopath plays mind-games with a woman he has tied to a chair in his basement.


“Young Mrs. Rojack has some weird ideas. She's the stuff that dreams are made of. Or is it nightmares...?”
Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Deborah, Stephen snaps and pushes her from his high-rise apartment to her death. He manages to convince the authorities that she killed herself, then reignites an old affair with singer Cherry McMahon -- which doesn't sit well with her jealous mobster boyfriend, Nicky.

Stuart Whitman
Stephen Richard Rojack

Janet Leigh
Cherry McMahon

Eleanor Parker
Deborah Kelly Rojack

Barry Sullivan
Police Lt. G. Roberts

Lloyd Nolan
Barney Kelly

Murray Hamilton
Arthur Kabot

J.D. Cannon
Police Sgt. Walt Leznicki

Susan Denberg
Ruta

George Takei
Attorney Ord Long

Les Crane
Nicky
An American Dream is a drama, thriller film released in 1966 exploring themes of talk show, murder suspect. Directed by Robert Gist, it stars Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker. Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Deborah, Stephen snaps and pushes her from his high-rise apartment to her death. He manages to convince the authorities that she killed herself, then reignites an old affair with singer Cherry McMahon -- which doesn't sit well with her jealous mobster boyfriend, Nicky.
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