Summary
Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small Midwestern town. All clues leads him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score59%
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −20 min on the typical 102
typical 10282Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 35 more
Released
1949
February 25, 1949
77 years ago
Genre
MysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- 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 15 more23 people
- William BendixLarry Best
- Dennis O'KeefeSam Donovan
- Barbara BrittonAnita Weatherby
- Art BakerStu Weatherby
- Helen SpringBessie Weatherby
- Ann E. ToddCathie Weatherby
- Doro MerandeHilda
- Virginia ChristineMargaret Baker
Russell ArmsFrank Baker
Dan WhiteGabe
Paul E. BurnsMr. Abbey
Ruth LeeMrs. Abbey
Emmett VoganBlakely- JSJamesson ShadeEditor
Henry HallMayor- JLJack LeeAddison
Hank WordenUndertaker- GMGeorge McDonaldBoy
- IBIvan BellTownsman (Uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumDelegate on Platform (Uncredited)- BHBen HallPrinter (Uncredited)
Jeffrey SayreTheatre Patron (Uncredited)
Bert StevensTownsman (Uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Alfred E. Green Director
- Jack Herzberg Script Supervisor
- Harold Godsoe Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Jerome Odlum Screenplay
- Dennis O'Keefe Screenplay
Production · 2
- Ted Nasser Producer
- Lewis J. Rachmil Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography
- George T. Clemens Camera Operator
- Frank Tanner Still Photographer
- B.P. Jacques Grip
Editing · 1
- Fred W. Berger Editor
Sound · 3
- Hans J. Salter Original Music Composer
- William H. Lynch Sound
- Harold Byrns Orchestrator
Art · 2
- Jerome Pycha Jr. Art Direction
- Robert Priestley Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Earl Moser Costume Design
- Mel Berns Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Henry Schuster Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Francis Swann Additional Dialogue
- Lawrence Kimble Additional Dialogue
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