Murder Is My Beat (1955)
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- 1h 17min
- Film-Noir, Mystery
- 27 Feb 1955 (USA)
- Movie
A police detective helps a singer heading to prison for the murder of a man she claims is still alive.
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| Paul Langton | ... |
Ray Patrick
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| Barbara Payton | ... |
Eden Lane
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| Robert Shayne | ... |
Police Captain Bert Rawley
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| Selena Royle | ... |
Beatrice Abbott
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| Roy Gordon | ... |
Abbott
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| Tracey Roberts | ... |
Patsy Flint
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Kate MacKenna | ... |
Miss Sparrow
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| Harry Harvey | ... |
Gas Station Attendant
(as Henry W. Harvey Sr.)
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| Jay Adler | ... |
Bartender Louie
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Madge Cleveland | ... |
Mrs. Thomas - Matron (uncredited)
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| William Fawcett | ... |
Police Pathologist (uncredited)
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| John Indrisano | ... |
Cop on Train Platform (uncredited)
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| Anthony Jochim | ... |
Buckley - Motel Manager (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Customer in Bar (uncredited)
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| Hank Patterson | ... |
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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| Robert J. Stevenson | ... |
Dunlap - Shop Foreman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ||
Written by
| Aubrey Wisberg | ... | (screenplay) |
| Aubrey Wisberg | ... | (story) and |
| Martin Field | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Ilse Lahn | ... | associate producer |
| Aubrey Wisberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Albert Glasser | ... | (as Al Glasser) |
Cinematography by
| Harold E. Wellman | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Fred R. Feitshans Jr. | ... | (as Fred H. Feitshans Jr.) |
Production Design by
| James W. Sullivan | ... | (as James Sullivan) |
Set Decoration by
| Harry Reif | ... | (as Harry H. Reif) |
Makeup Department
| Jack Byron | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Raoul Pagel | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Robert Roderick | ... | sound (as Robert Wm. Roderick) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Elmer Dyer | ... | special photography |
Music Department
| Albert Glasser | ... | conductor (as Al Glasser) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Shirley Ulmer | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Allied Artists Pictures (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Associated British-Pathé (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- International Film Distributors (1955) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
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When a man is found with his face destroyed by fire in a fireplace, the prominent Police Detective Ray Patrick is assigned to the case. Soon he captures the singer Eden Lane, who was the man's mistress, and solves the case. Eden is sentenced to prison and while Ray is transporting her by train, she claims that she has just seen her lover alive in a train station. Ray believes the woman and helps her to escape to hunt the man. Meanwhile Police Captain Bert Rawley hunts the couple down. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Final film of Barbara Payton. See more » |
| Goofs | In the first scene with Patsy Flint at the bar, her beauty mark (mole) is shown by her right eye; the 2nd scene with Patsy in her apartment shows the beauty mark next to her left eye. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Broadway by Light (1958). See more » |