After murdering someone, a magazine tycoon tries to frame an unknown, innocent man for the murder instead, while the innocent man tries to solve the murder himself.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ray Milland | ... | George Stroud | |
| Charles Laughton | ... | Earl Janoth | |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | ... | Georgette Stroud | |
| George Macready | ... | Steve Hagen | |
| Rita Johnson | ... | Pauline York | |
| Elsa Lanchester | ... | Louise Patterson | |
| Harold Vermilyea | ... | Don Klausmeyer | |
| Dan Tobin | ... | Ray Cordette | |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Bill Womack (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Richard Webb | ... | Nat Sperling | |
| Elaine Riley | ... | Lily Gold | |
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Luis Van Rooten | ... | Edwin Orlin |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | McKinley | |
| Frank Orth | ... | Burt | |
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Margaret Field | ... | Second Secretary |
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When powerful publishing tycoon Earl Janoth commits an act of murder at the height of passion, he cleverly begins to cover his tracks and frame an innocent man whose identity he doesn't know but who just happens to have contact with the murder victim. That man is a close associate on his magazine whom he enlists to trap this "killer" - George Stroud. It's up to George to continue to "help" Janoth, to elude the police and to find proof of his innocence and Janoth's guilt. Written by Ron Kerrigan
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9 April 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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According to TCM's Eddie Muller, the character of Louise Patterson, played by Elsa Lanchester, is based on real-life American artist Alice Neel (1900-1984). See more »Goofs
Killer Earl Janoth (Laughton) dispatches his employee Steve Hagen (Macready) to the crime scene to eliminate any evidence connecting him to victim Pauline York (Johnson). Hagen alters the broken clock time as well as removing the murder weapon and misc.incriminating evidence.George Stroud (Milland) subsequently enters the York apartment and changes the clock time again. What both fail to see and leave behind is the most incriminating evidence of all. A photo of the real killer, Earl Janoth, prominently displayed in the apartment. See more »Quotes
Earl Janoth: [talking on intercom to Steve Hagen] On the fourth floor - in the broom closet - a bulb has been burning for several days. Find the man responsible, dock his pay.See more »
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An interesting film noir. Milland is good as a Hitchcockian hero who finds himself framed for a murder. Laughton seems to be sleepwalking through his role as the actual murderer. Johnson, an attractive actress who had her career cut short by an accident and had a short and tragic life, plays the murder victim. Farrow (Mia's dad) is no Hitchcock but he directs efficiently and the cast includes O'Sullivan (Mia's mom) as Milland's nagging wife and Morgan as a menacing henchman. Lanchester (Laughton's real life wife) is hilarious as an eccentric artist. After a slow start, the pace picks up and suspense builds, not letting up until the credits roll.