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Director:
William Castle
Writers:
Harry Essex (writer)
Dashiell Hammett (characters)
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Release Date:
19 May 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
RADIO'S FAMOUS FAT MAN SOLVES HIS BIGGEST CASE! (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
A dentist's murder is investigated by hefty sleuth Brad Runyan. full summary | add synopsis
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Not a Sydney Greenstreet film more (3 total)

Cast

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J. Scott Smart ... Brad Runyan
Julie London ... Pat Boyd

Rock Hudson ... Roy Clark
Clinton Sundberg ... Bill Norton
Jayne Meadows ... Nurse Jane Adams
John Russell ... Gene Gordon
Jerome Cowan ... Det. Lt. Stark
Emmett Kelly ... Ed Deets
Lucille Barkley ... Lola Gordon
Robert Osterloh ... 'Fletch' Fletcher

Harry Lewis ... Happy Stevens
Teddy Hart ... Shifty
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
77 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (certificate #14827)
Filming Locations:
Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Universal International Pictures (UI) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to Emmett Kelly's autobiography, the film makers originally expected him to play his part in his famous "Weary Willie" tramp clown makeup, but he refused and designed a new white clown makeup for the film. more
Soundtrack:
A Dream Ago more

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2 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Not a Sydney Greenstreet film, 6 September 2001
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Author: Brian Ellis from Chantilly, VA

Curiosity picture mainly because it is one of Rock Hudson's earlier films. I won't bother going over the film's many faults except to note the awkward humor. For example, after the nurse was killed, I couldn't believe the joking around. Also, why was she killed in the first place? It was never explained. This bummed me out because she was very attractive even if she couldn't act. It was obvious that this supposed to the first of a series of "Fat Man" detective movies, ala the "Thin Man" movies, but fortunately we are still waiting for the second one.

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