I
Thank a Fool
begins with a doctor named Christine Allison (Susan Hayward) mercy killing one
of her dying patients. The patient begs her in agony to take his life as she
promised she would. Christine tells the nurse she will give the man his
injection herself and asks the nurse to leave. Before Christine gives the man
his injection she purposely drops the bottle in the floor to break it. Not long
after this incident Christine is put on trial for murder. One of the
prosecutors named Stephen Dane (this takes place in England) brings out the
fact that Christine and the man she has killed were having an affair long
before they had moved to Liverpool. He left Canada with her and left his wife
behind. Christine is eventually found guilty of manslaughter and only gets two
years in prison.
Once
out of prison Christine cannot find a job. She lies about her credentials even her
name but no one will hire her. One day Christine receives a call from an old
woman named Heather. The two women eventually meet and the older woman tells
Christine that her nephew wants to meet her. It turns out Heather’s nephew is
Stephan Dane. As soon as Christine is left alone with Stephan she immediately
refuses the job she does not want to be working for the man who put her in jail
and ruined her career. He begs her to reconsider. She would be there to care
for his wife, Liane, who suffered brain damage in a car accident the year
before. Stephan eventually manages to convince Christine to work for him.
Things
in the house are not as they appear. One night Christine is woken by yelling
and in the morning she sees a scratch across Stephan’s face. She begins to
notice that her new boss is not telling her the whole truth about his wife and
her condition.
I
do not want to give away the rest of the story. First of all it is a bit complicated
to explain and second the story unfolds in suspense and intrigue that is better
left to be seen.
Susan
Hayward was excellent. Hayward had a way of playing these characters that are
accused of something or are going through hell and through their ordeals she
manages to keep calm on the outside and persevere. I love that about her
because she was so good and believable at playing those types characters. I
also liked how her character in this film was curious but she was not obnoxious
about it. Christine did sneak behind Stephan’s back once but she did not do it
all the time like in the middle of the night around the house or ask around
time. She was observant in her curiosity and investigating.
I Thank a Fool is a good film not one of
the best suspense films. There are plot holes and some scenes where you are
left questioning what on earth just happened. Also some of the motives and
logic of the characters are unusual and questionable. Even with some of its
flaw I Thank a Fool is definitely
worth the time to watch.
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