The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950 81 min ★ 6.2 Crime, Thriller

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.

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Cast

Lee J. Cobb

Lt. Ed Cullen

Jane Wyatt

Lois Frazer

John Dall

Andy Cullen

Lisa Howard

Janet Cullen

Harlan Warde

Howard Frazer

Tito Vuolo

Pietro Capa

Charles Arnt

Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)

Marjorie Bennett

Muriel Quimby

Alan Wells

Nito Capa

Mimi Aguglia

Mrs. Capa

Details

Director

Felix E. Feist

Screenplay

Seton I. Miller

Tagline

"...the unpredictable way of a man's love for an evil woman!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Jack M. Warner Productions, 20th Century Fox

Reviews

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John Chard

January 3, 2017

★ 8/10

She's no good, but she's good for me! The Man Who Cheated Himself is directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Seton I. Miller and Phillip MacDonald. It stars Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dall and Lisa Howard. Music is by Louis Forbes and cinematography by Russell Harlan. Ed Cullen (Cobb) is a cop who is having an affair with wealthy Lois Frazer (Wyatt). When Lois, in a fit of panic shoots ...

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CinemaSerf

December 27, 2022

★ 6/10

This is quite a decent little crime noir with Lee J. Cobb as a veteran police officer called in to investigate a murder. Thing is, the murdered man just happens to be the young (soon to be ex) husband of his wealthy lover Jane Wyatt ("Lois"). It isn't long before we start to suspect some sort of cover up, and so does his partner and younger brother John Dall ("Andy"). It's a solid detective myster...