A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
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Dana Andrews
Tom Garrett
Joan Fontaine
Susan Spencer
Sidney Blackmer
Austin Spencer
Arthur Franz
Bob Hale
Philip Bourneuf
Roy Thompson
Edward Binns
Lt. Kennedy
Shepperd Strudwick
Jonathan Wilson
Robin Raymond
Terry Larue
Barbara Nichols
Dolly Moore
William F. Leicester
Charlie Miller
Director
Fritz Lang
Screenplay
Douglas Morrow
Tagline
"Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R !"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Bert E. Friedlob Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
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