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6.5/10   277 votes
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Writers:
Fredric Brown (story)
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Release Date:
6 September 1946 (USA) more
Tagline:
Could I KILL ... and not remember?
Plot:
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot? full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Pat O'Brien ... George Steele

Claire Trevor ... Terry Cordell
Herbert Marshall ... Traybin
Ray Collins ... Dr. Lowell
Wallace Ford ... Lt. Cochrane
Dean Harens ... Reynolds
Damian O'Flynn ... Museum Curator Stevenson
Erskine Sanford ... Museum Director Barton
Mary Ware ... Mary Ware
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Galveston (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
93 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Terry Cordell: Wouldn't it be smarter to go to Cochrane and get this thing out in the open?
George Steele: About as smart as cutting my throat to get some fresh air.
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Noir lite, 31 January 2005
5/10
Author: oscarbreath from United States

A noir that came from the B unit, a good story passably told. Pat O'Brien plays his part very calmly and with great restraint - or is it that he's not much of an actor? Hard to tell. The women are also hard to figure, either by directorial choice or because they're not up to snuff either.

It really starts to drag towards the end, there's a bit with truth serum that adds nothing to the story except padding. There are also a couple of unintentionally funny bits where the luggish O'Brien suddenly springs to action and (his double) does stunts that are totally out of character.

A mildly entertaining 90 minutes of noir-ish style, has some very nice lighting effects and the train crash is well executed.

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