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Director:
Lewis R. Foster
Writers:
L.S. Goldsmith (novel) and
Whitman Chambers (writer)
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Release Date:
25 May 1949 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Tagline:
The story of a smiling "Lady Killer" who knew how to "handle" women!
Plot:
The secretary to a phony psychiatrist finds herself caught up in the murder of a patient's wife and realizes that her life is also in danger. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Dorothy Lamour ... Merl Kramer
Sterling Hayden ... Joe Cooper
Dan Duryea ... Karl Benson
Irene Hervey ... Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet
Phillip Reed ... Guy Bayard
Harold Vermilyea ... Dr. Redman
Alan Napier ... Alton Bennet
Art Smith ... Detective Lt. Bill Dawson
Irving Bacon ... Sgt. Fayle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benny Baker ... Boyd, Man in Apartment House Lobby with Girl (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Cop (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns ... Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
James Edwards ... Henry, Bennet's Butler (uncredited)
Morgan Farley ... Doc, Police Lab Man (uncredited)
John George ... Newspaper & Flower Vendor (uncredited)
George Humbert ... Italian Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Ray Hyke ... Detective Phil Wilson (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ... Reporter (uncredited)
Keye Luke ... Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)

Maidie Norman ... Christine, Bennet's Maid (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Police Photographer (uncredited)
Robert Williams ... Police Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe ... Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lewis R. Foster 
 
Writing credits
L.S. Goldsmith (novel "The Man Who Stole A Dream")

Whitman Chambers  writer
Lewis R. Foster  writer

Produced by
William H. Pine .... producer
William C. Thomas .... producer
 
Original Music by
Darrell Calker 
 
Cinematography by
Ernest Laszlo 
 
Film Editing by
Howard A. Smith  (as Howard Smith)
 
Art Direction by
Lewis H. Creber 
 
Set Decoration by
Alfred Kegerris 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
Odette Myrtil 
 
Makeup Department
Doris Harris .... hair stylist
Emile LaVigne .... makeup artist
Paul Stanhope .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
L.B. Merman .... production manager (as Doc Merman)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard Pine .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
William R. Fox .... sound (as William Fox)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
George T. Clemens .... camera operator (uncredited)
Ed Henderson .... still photographer (uncredited)
Henry Schuster .... gaffer (uncredited)
Roy Vincent .... grip (uncredited)
 
Music Department
David Chudnow .... musical director
 
Other crew
Sam Freedle .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Man Who Stole a Dream (USA) (working title)
Betrayal (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Det. Dawson: I've never known a congenital wise-guy yet that didn't outsmart himself. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Remington Steele: Cast in Steele (#3.9)" (1984) more

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1 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
not so great, 25 April 2003
2/10
Author: tigerpaths from de

the characters become caricatures...all of them ..the movie can't decide whether it wants to be a comedy or noir, so it's neither...dan duryea who is usually pretty good is laughing at himself...it's as if the movie's director left the scripts to the actors to play themselves as they have appeared in other films..

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