Lady in Distress
Description
A woman picks up a hitch-hiker just escaped from prison. As they drive along, it turns out that he's planning to kill her husband...and she knows all about it! Ava Gardner announces that the show has won a Peabody Award for (among others) "Dead Ernest."
Suspense is a state of anxiety or excitement caused by mysteriousness, uncertainty, doubt, or undecidedness. In a narrative work, suspense is the audience's excited anticipation about the plot or conflict, particularly as it affects a character for whom the audience feels sympathy. However, suspense is not exclusive to narratives.
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