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Summary
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 72
Audience score77%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1947
October 11, 1947
79 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 29 more55 people
- Joan CaulfieldMatilda Frazier
- Claude RainsVictor Grandison
- Audrey TotterAlthea Keane
- Constance BennettJane Moynihan
- Hurd HatfieldOliver Keane
- Ted NorthSteven Francis Howard
- Fred ClarkRichard Donovan
- Harry LewisMax
Jack LambertMr. Press
Ray WalkerDonovan's Assistant
Nana BryantMrs. White
Walter BaldwinJudge Maynard
Charles HorvathCab Driver (unconfirmed)- BABob AldenMessenger (uncredited)
- JAJean AndrenBride's Mother (uncredited)
- MBMary BaylessParty Guest (uncredited)
Brooks BenedictParty Guest (uncredited)- EBEdward BibyRadio Program Coordinator (uncredited)
- LMLulu Mae BohrmanParty Guest (uncredited)
- KBKenneth BrittonKent (uncredited)
Jack CheathamPoliceman (uncredited)- ECEleanor CountsBride (uncredited)
- HCHal CraigPoliceman (uncredited)
Martha CrawfordParty Guest (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Michael Curtiz Director, Producer
- George Amy Second Unit Director, Associate Producer
- David Curtiz Second Unit Director
- Herbert S. Greene Assistant Director
- Robert Vreeland Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Ranald MacDougall Screenplay
- Charlotte Armstrong Novel
- Bess Meredyth Adaptation
Production · 1
- Charles Hoffman Producer
Camera · 1
- Elwood Bredell Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Frederick Richards Editor
Sound · 4
- Franz Waxman Original Music Composer
- Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
- Leonid Raab Orchestrator
- Everett Alton Brown Sound
Art · 2
- Anton Grot Art Direction
- Howard Winterbottom Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Milo Anderson Wardrobe Designer
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
- Eugene Joseff Other
- Joan Joseff Other
Visual Effects · 1
- Robert Burks Visual Effects
Other crew · 4
- John Meredyth Lucas Dialogue Coach
- Harry Barndollar Special Effects
- David C. Kertes Special Effects
- Fred Applegate Dialogue Coach
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