Summary
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 51
IMDb5.8
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 16 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −30 min on the typical 106
typical 10676Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1971
September 24, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBackground WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Lloyd BridgesSgt. Ed Stagg
Frank ConverseSteve Butler- SSSallie ShockleyTina Butler
Murray HamiltonSgt. Joe Marcus
Broderick CrawfordWillard Edson
Anne HelmLouise Campbell
John FiedlerSam Jeffers
Val AveryBartender
Whit BissellMr. Harland
Walter BrookeLt. Preston- JBJoseph BernardSgt. Harry Barnes
Ellen CorbyMrs. Simmons
Roy JensonBert Korawicz
James HongPolice Surgeon
Allison McKaySelma Marcus (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Paul Wendkos Director
Writing · 1
- Art Wallace Writer
Production · 3
- Charles W. Fries Executive Producer
- Bob Markell Producer
- Mel Ferber Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Michel Hugo Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John McSweeney Jr. Editor
Sound · 2
- Robert Drasnin Original Music Composer
- Joe Tuley Music Editor
Art · 1
- Lawrence G. Paull Art Direction
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