The Big Knife (1955) 
Melodramatic Noir thriller that takes a stab at '50s Hollywood, as an unscrupulous film producer blackmails an up-and-coming star.
Written for the stage - and it really shows, as the action is often bound to a localised, interior, stately home environment with all its lavish trappings - and is by extension very talky and steeped with theatrical flourishes.
Far from Aldrich's best but a very strong cast ensure The Big Knife is carried towards its poignant finale.