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Mystery Street (1950) 6.9
A small town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor when the skeletal remains of a pregnant prostitute turn up on a Massachusetts beach. Director:John Sturges |
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Peter Moralas
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Sally Forrest | ... |
Grace Shanway
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Dr. McAdoo
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Mrs. Smerrling
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Henry Shanway
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Vivian Heldon
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Edmon Ryan | ... |
James Joshua Harkley
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Jackie Elcott
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Wally Maher | ... |
Tim Sharkey
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Ralph Dumke | ... |
A Tattooist
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Willard Waterman | ... |
A Mortician
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Walter Burke | ... |
An Ornithologist
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Don Shelton | ... |
A District Attorney
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Vivian, a B-girl working at "The Grass Skirt," is being brushed off by her rich, married boyfriend. To confront him, she hijacks drunken customer Henry Shanway and his car from Boston to Cape Cod, where she strands Henry...and is never seen again. Months later, a skeleton is found (sans clothes or clues) on a lonely Cape Cod beach. Using the macabre expertise of Harvard forensic specialist Dr. McAdoo, Lt. Pete Morales must work back from bones to the victim's identity, history, and killer. Will he succeed in time to save an innocent suspect? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 July 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Murder at Harvard See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Henry Shanway: Yeah. Yeah, open the window, huh?
Vivian Heldon: No, not here. Fresh air I couldn't get in here with a permit.
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(uncredited)
Music by Cole Porter
Played by the band at the Grass Skirt
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Daily Variety had announced John Indrisano would appear in the film but there's no confirmation that he's in the final film. See more »Goofs
Length of the chain connecting phone book to wall phone in boarding house varies from scene to scene. See more »Quotes
Vivian Heldon: What you need is fresh air.Henry Shanway: Yeah. Yeah, open the window, huh?
Vivian Heldon: No, not here. Fresh air I couldn't get in here with a permit.
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"Easy to Love"(uncredited)
Music by Cole Porter
Played by the band at the Grass Skirt
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Greatly enjoyed this 1950's film and the fact that they used CSI tasks without of course DNA. However, Harvard University was utilized and great photography of Boston and its neighborhoods. Ricardo Montalban,(Lt.Peter Morales),"Fantasy Island",'78 TV Series, did an outstanding job of acting as a young detective who was bound and determined to catch his criminal. Elsa Lanchester,(Mrs. Smerrling),"Die Laughing",'80, played a landlord of a rooming house with all kinds of shady deals going on and looked just like a WITCH. Mrs. Smerrling did love a pet bird which made all kinds of noise and upset Lt. Morales. Jan Sterling, (Vivian Heldon),"Female on the Beach",'55 gave a great short supporting role and played a very important part in this nice Mystery Story! Elsa Lanchester was really the star of this film, who was married to the great actor, Charles Laughton. This is a very entertaining film CLASSIC.