7.2
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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Not for laughs or comfort.
Cast
24 of 31
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)
Brooks BenedictParty Guest (uncredited)
Jack CheathamPoliceman (uncredited)
Martha CrawfordParty Guest (uncredited)
George EldredgeBit Part (uncredited)
Bess FlowersParty Guest (uncredited)
Ross FordIrving (uncredited)
Art GilmoreAnnouncer (uncredited)
Douglas KennedyBill (uncredited)
Carl M. LevinessParty Guest (uncredited)
Rory MallinsonBallistics Lab Technician (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Michael Curtiz
- Written by
- Charlotte Armstrong, Ranald MacDougall
- Produced by
- Michael Curtiz, Charles Hoffman
- Music by
- Leo F. Forbstein, Franz Waxman
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Facts
October 11, 1947 · 1 h 43 min · NR
- Released
- October 11, 1947
- Runtime
- 1 h 43 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 1 country
- Keywords
- based on novel or book
Tropes
Vehicular Sabotage, Never Suicide, Artistic License – Biology +9