The Great Flamarion (DVD)

As the star of a sharp-shooting act, Erich von Stroheim is drawn from his singular passion for his guns by Mary Beth Hughes, who, together with her husband, works in the act. Miss Hughes, it appears, is tired of her drunken spouse and suggests that von Stroheim 'accidentally' kill him during a performance. The smitten trigger man takes the suggestion. But Miss Hughes, as brazen a package as ever was, hies herself off with another and younger actor. Needless to say, justice and vengeful sharpshooter eventually triumph. "Erich von Stroheim... is both sinister and obvious as the title character....Among the supporting players, Dan Duryea is effective as the ill-fated husband, while Mary Beth Hughes is properly hard as the attractive lady who likes variety in her men." (The New York Times, January 15, 1945)