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Director:
Fritz Lang
Writer:
Douglas Morrow (story)
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Release Date:
5 September 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Tagline:
Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R ! more
Plot:
Writer sets himself up to take murder rap to show the errors of circumstantial evidence. With a friend... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A good idea wasted. more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dana Andrews ... Tom Garrett

Joan Fontaine ... Susan Spencer
Sidney Blackmer ... Austin Spencer
Arthur Franz ... Bob Hale
Philip Bourneuf ... Roy Thompson
Edward Binns ... Lt. Kennedy
Shepperd Strudwick ... Jonathan Wilson
Robin Raymond ... Terry Larue
Barbara Nichols ... Dolly Moore
William F. Leicester ... Charlie Miller (as William Leicester)
Dan Seymour ... Greco
Rusty Lane ... Judge
Joyce Taylor ... Joan Williams
Carleton Young ... Allan Kirk
Trudy Wroe ... Hatcheck girl
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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
2.00 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #18013) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1990) | West Germany:12 (f) | UK:A (original rating) (1956) | Finland:K-16
Company:
Bert E. Friedlob Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The last film that 'Fritz Lang' made in the USA before returning to Germany. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ritual (2001/I) more
Soundtrack:
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User Comments

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A good idea wasted., 9 December 2007
5/10
Author: dougandwin from Adelaide Australia

Many years ago I saw this film at the movies, and remembered it as a good thriller but with many shortcomings - and I have just seen it on TCM, and now fully realise what a good idea Fritz Lang had in this story, but the story line did not live up to the idea. When one looks at the actors involved, and considering their prestige at the time of its making, it is obvious that there was some miscasting. For example, Joan Fontaine was not a good choice as the fiancée of the hero played by Dana Andrews - she acted poorly in all her scenes, and somehow this took away from the suspense. Arthur Franz had perhaps one of his better roles in a supporting part, and Sidney Blackmer was very good, but overall this film fell way short of what it should have been.

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