An American Dream 1966

Mrs. Rojack’s unconventional fantasies make her seem like the stuff of dreams—or nightmares. Stephen Rojack, a decorated war veteran turned outspoken TV host, loses control during a heated argument with his wife Deborah and pushes her from their high‑rise, staging it as a suicide. He then convinces the police her death was self‑inflicted and revives an old romance with singer Cherry McMahon, angering her jealous mobster boyfriend Nicky.

Mrs. Rojack’s unconventional fantasies make her seem like the stuff of dreams—or nightmares. Stephen Rojack, a decorated war veteran turned outspoken TV host, loses control during a heated argument with his wife Deborah and pushes her from their high‑rise, staging it as a suicide. He then convinces the police her death was self‑inflicted and revives an old romance with singer Cherry McMahon, angering her jealous mobster boyfriend Nicky.

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Stephen Rojack, a war hero, Stuart Whitman returns home to become a blunt, outspoken television commentator who openly criticizes the police for failing to curb the criminal empire led by Ganucci, Joe De Santis, a powerful organized-crime figure.

Separated from his alcoholic wife Deborah Kelly Rojack Eleanor Parker, he goes to her seeking a divorce.

A violent argument breaks out, ending with Rojack throwing her from a 30th-story window.

At the police station, where he tells authorities his wife died by suicide, Rojack runs into Ganucci and his nephew Nicky Les Crane and Cherry McMahon Janet Leigh, a nightclub singer and Rojack’s former girlfriend.

Rojack resumes his romantic interest in Cherry, further infuriating the Ganuccis.

Barney Kelly Lloyd Nolan, Deborah’s father, grows suspicious about Deborah’s death and confronts Rojack, persuading him to admit his guilt. Rather than alert the authorities, Barney lets Rojack wrestle with his conscience.

Meanwhile, the Ganuccis try to secure Cherry’s loyalty by offering a singing contract to lure Rojack into an ambush. At the last moment, Cherry breaks down and warns him.

Rojack takes Cherry’s gun and manages to shoot Nicky, but is himself brought down by gunfire.

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