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Cast verified as complete
Dick Hogan | ... |
David Kentley
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John Dall | ... |
Brandon
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Farley Granger | ... |
Phillip
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Edith Evanson | ... |
Mrs. Wilson
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Douglas Dick | ... |
Kenneth
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Joan Chandler | ... |
Janet
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Cedric Hardwicke | ... |
Mr. Kentley
(as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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Constance Collier | ... |
Mrs. Atwater
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James Stewart | ... |
Rupert Cadell
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Hume Cronyn | ... | (adapted by) |
Patrick Hamilton | ... | (from the play by) |
Arthur Laurents | ... | (screenplay) |
Ben Hecht | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Sidney Bernstein | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
David Buttolph | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
William V. Skall | ... | director of photography |
Joseph A. Valentine | ... | director of photography (as Joseph Valentine) |
Editing by
William H. Ziegler |
Editorial Department
Robert Brower | ... | associate color director: Technicolor |
Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson |
Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol | ||
Emile Kuri |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Agnes Flanagan | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Ed Voight | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Fred Ahern | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lowell J. Farrell | ... | assistant director |
Claude Archer | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Donald P. Desmond | ... | set construction (uncredited) |
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Dorothea Holt | ... | illustrator (uncredited) |
John More | ... | props (uncredited) |
Joe Trusty | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
C.A. Riggs | ... | sound (as Al Riggs) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Emmons | ... | operator of camera movement |
Eddie Fitzgerald | ... | operator of camera movement (as Edward Fitzgerald) |
Paul Hill | ... | operator of camera movement (as Paul G. Hill) |
James Potevin | ... | lighting technician (as Jim Potevin) |
Morris Rosen | ... | operator of camera movement |
Vic Jones | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Harry Marsh | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
John Miehle | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Harold Noyes | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Morris Rosen | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Phil Wagner | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adrian | ... | dress: Miss Chandler |
Marian Dabney | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Lillian House | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Leon Roberts | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Charlsie Bryant | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
The Three Suns | ... | radio sequence by |
Dinsmore Alter | ... | cloud technical advisor (uncredited) |
Gianfranco Bellini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Farley Granger (uncredited) |
Jacques Berthier | ... | french voice dubbing: Douglas Dick (uncredited) |
Fiorella Betti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Joan Chandler (uncredited) |
Giorgio Capecchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Cedric Hardwicke (uncredited) |
Giovanna Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Edith Evanson (uncredited) |
Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | italian voice dubbing: James Stewart (uncredited) |
Franca Dominici | ... | italian voice dubbing: Constance Collier (uncredited) |
Camille Guérini | ... | french voice dubbing: Cedric Hardwicke (uncredited) |
Germaine Michel | ... | french voice dubbing: Constance Collier (uncredited) |
Pierre-Louis | ... | french voice dubbing: John Dall (uncredited) |
Claude Péran | ... | french voice dubbing: James Stewart (uncredited) |
Giuseppe Rinaldi | ... | italian voice dubbing: John Dall (uncredited) |
Massimo Turci | ... | italian voice dubbing: Douglas Dick (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
- Transatlantic Pictures
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1949) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1958) (World-wide)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- MCA Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (1987) (France) (tv)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1988) (United Kingdom) (video)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
- Action Cinémas (2008) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Summer Classics (2024) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Universal Pictures (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Audivisivi San Paolo (Italy) (VHS)
- Avo Film Edizioni (Italy) (VHS)
- Buksfilm (2024) (Poland) (video) (VOD)
- CDE Home Video (Italy) (VHS)
- CIC Video (Italy) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- De Agostini (Italy) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- France Télévisions (2024) (France) (video) (VOD)
- Gruppo Editoriale Bramante (Italy) (VHS)
- M&R (Italy) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1985) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Skema (Italy) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Italy) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2017) (France) (DVD) (as Universal Pictures France)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- CDC (Italian dubbing by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York City apartment. They consider themselves intellectually superior to their friend David Kentley, and as a consequence, decide to murder him. Together they strangle David with a rope and, after placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to hold a small party. The guests include David's father, his fiancée Janet, and their old schoolteacher Rupert, from whom they mistakenly took their ideas. As Brandon becomes increasingly more daring, Rupert begins to suspect.
Written by Col Needham |
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Taglines | The guest who's dead on time See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Since the filming times were so long, everybody on the set tried their best to avoid any mistakes. At one point in the movie, during the first take scene, the camera dolly accidentally ran over and broke a cameraman's foot, but to keep filming, he was gagged and dragged off the soundstage. Another time, a woman puts her glass down but misses the table. A stagehand had to rush up and catch it before the glass hit the ground. Both parts are used in the final cut. See more » |
Goofs | When Phillip and Brandon put David in the chest, the rope is clearly around David's neck and completely inside the box. But in a few minutes Phillip finds the rope hanging, very far, outside the box. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (1987). See more » |
Soundtracks | Mouvement perpetuel no. 1 See more » |
Crazy Credits | The closing credits list the victim David Kentley first, and the rest of the cast as credited with a phrase describing their relation to him ("His friends - Brandon, Phillip", "David's girl - Janet", etc) and use only a first/last name. Rupert Cadell is listed last, and with his full name and without any phrase of relation. See more » |
Quotes |
Mrs. Atwater:
Do you know, when I was a girl I used to read quite a bit. Brandon: We all do strange things in our childhood. See more » |