Horace Vendig shows himself to the world as a rich philanthropist. In fact, the history of his rise from his unhappy broken home shows this to be far from the case. After being taken in by richer neighbours he started to exhibit an obsessive and selfish urge to make more and more money, loving and leaving women at will to further this end.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Often described as Ulmer&39;s Citizen Kane this is alongside The Black Cat Bluebeard and Detour one of the Poverty Row king&39;s very finest films The film follows the rise to power of Horace Woodruff Vendig (an admirably cast Scott) through flashbacks which both stress his destructive use of others and refuse to explain his ambitions through clear-cut motivations RUTHLESS is an indictment of the idea of success at any pricewith first rate performances from Lucille Bremer Martha Vickers and Sidney Greenstreet in his last great screen role
A low-budget film noir from Edgar Ulmer. Ruthless self-made millionaire Horace Vendig hosts an extravagant party at his home and invites his one-time friend Vic Lambdin and his girlfriend. Vic had managed to take himself out of Vendig's sphere of influence before the latter's driving ambition left a wake of shattered lives, heartbreak and suicide - and feels as though he is making a mistake by returning to the fold this one time.
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