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6.9/10   77 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Harold Buchman (writer)
Sidney J. Furie (writer)
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Release Date:
15 May 1970 (Finland) more
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Wilma Harrison had it all. A wealthy doctor for a husband. A big playboy for a lover. A beautiful home. And a horrible death. more
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If I Remember A Movie From 1970 - It Must Have Been A Good One! more (6 total)

Cast

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Barry Newman ... Tony Petrocelli
Diana Muldaur ... Ruth Petrocelli

Harold Gould ... Eric P. Scott
Robert Colbert ... Jack Harrison
Kathleen Crowley ... Alice Fiske
Warren J. Kemmerling ... Sergeant Moran
Booth Colman ... Judge Crawford
Ken Swofford ... Charlie O'Keefe
William Sylvester ... Paul Harrison
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E.J. André ... F.J. Williamson
Ray Ballard ... Mr. Canon
Ivor Barry ... Wyler
Melendy Britt ... Ann Greer
Tom Harvey ... Bob Chambers
John Himes ... Myro McCauley
Walter Mathews ... Mr. Andre
James McEachin ... Striker
Gene O'Donnell ... Judge Swackhammer
Robert L. Poyner ... J.C. Hornby
Ralph Thomas ... Mike Peterson
Jeffery V. Thompson ... Andy Greer (as Jeffery Thompson)
Mary Charlotte Wilcox ... Wilma Harrison (as Mary Wilcox)
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Runtime:
120 min
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Followed by Night Games (1974) (TV) more

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If I Remember A Movie From 1970 - It Must Have Been A Good One!, 23 October 2007
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Author: Steve from United States

I remember seeing this in 1970 in the theater. I wish it would be released on DVD. What I remember about it was that a doctor was being charged with the murder of his wife. The Lawyer never had anything to do with defending an accused murderer. This was his first such case but no one could have asked for a better defense. He basically created doubt in the jurors minds by demonstrating during the trial that not only did others have a motive for killing the doctor's wife but they could just as well have done it. While the defense presented in the movie may not hold up in a modern setting - in 1970 before DNA evidence was possible this defense was most effective. I remember a bit more but enough said ... Hope this comes out on DVD.

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