This  happens  twice in  A  Place  In  The  Sun  which  I  viewed  yesterday

on  Bravo   w/my   sister. It  happens  initially  when  Clift  and  Taylor

board   her speedboat  and the news  is  on the  radio  on the boat's   dock

you  hear  the  newsreporter  saying  the  body  of  a   woman  has  been

found  but  the  roar  of  the  boat  silences  any  further ideniftication

of the  suspect.Then  later  when  Taylor  and Clift  are  caught  speeding

in  her car and she is pulled  over,  the  radio  in her car is on  and

the reporter is  giving  specifics  of  the  suspect(which is  Clift)

but  any  distinguishing  characteristics  are  removed   by  the officer

gently warning Taylor  about her speeding. Clift  is  keeping  a low

profile  and is attempting  to listen to the broadcast  w/o calling

attention to  himself.

In  both  instances I don't  think it is  for suspense; for  me, its the

guilt  that insteeps  Clift  and his  fear  of  his  "other"life

becoming  known  to the  woman  he really  loves,especially in

light  of the fact  that he is eventually  wrongly  accused  of the

felonious drowning  of the woman ;is   wrongly   convicted,sentenced

to death  in the electric   chair and dies   for it.A Place  is  based

on  Dreiser's An  American Tragedy  which itselfs is based  on an actualevent

from   1928-1929.Hope this helps!

 

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