Detectives try to solve the case of a murdered Los Angeles defense attorney.Detectives try to solve the case of a murdered Los Angeles defense attorney.Detectives try to solve the case of a murdered Los Angeles defense attorney.
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Larry J. Blake
- Det. Lt. Jerry McMullen
- (as Larry Blake)
Wong Artarne
- Chinese Waiter
- (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
- Fire Warden at Car Wreck
- (uncredited)
John Canady
- X-Ray Technician
- (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
- Mike
- (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
- Mrs. O'Neill
- (uncredited)
Eddie Coke
- Williams
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe seductive Italian dialogue Sgt. Carey uses to sweet talk the blonde secretary at approximately the 35 minute mark roughly translates to "I think it would be great to make a nice dish of pasta and meatballs"
- GoofsNight time scenes were filmed using a filter to darken scenes. But this technique merely only slightly darkened the scene and left the sky lighted. Further, detail (distant, even close) is evident, when in fact it would, should fade, disappear, into the shadows and darkness of the background. This was exhibited when Catherine enters a room after having failed to have turned the light on in a room. She then enters what is supposedly a dark room, YET moves easily about it, never bumping into any furniture, and even readily spots the dead corpse that it contains! And all courtesy of the script.
- Quotes
John Morland: Murder, my friend, is like a game of solitaire. To be sure of winning it, it should be played alone.
- Crazy creditsThe version airing on the Fox Movie Channel has credits in a modern, video-generated font, suggesting that the original main and end titles are lost and were quickly and cheaply re-created.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsSpoofed in Hare Do (1949)
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I agree with everyone about that scene with Leonard Strong as the bum or hobo, a sort of philosophizing, theatrical proto-beatnik. Ad-libbing perhaps? And well shot. It's the only reason I came here to rate this. The rest was largely throwaway by comparison. I've watched the film noir titles from the '40s, and that part is worth watching, but perhaps it is improved by the comparative dullness of the other scenes.
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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