Human Desire

A man-hungry wife plots to murder her husband.... Based on a novel by Emile Zola.... The suspicions of former railroader Carl Buckley are confirmed when he beats his seductive, young wife Vicki into admitting that the time she passed with a railroad official was not entirely about his recent dismissal. Carl forces Vicki to set up a meeting on a train, and knifes his rival. Railroad engineer Jeff Warren sees Vicki emerge from the murder compartment but, because of mutual attractions, refrains from testifying. Vicki uses her blandishments on Jeff in an effort to have him kill Carl; when Jeff refuses, she flees. Carl follows and strangles the girl. Freed of his infatuation for Vicki, Jeff is able to resume his romance with the pretty daughter of his co-worker.