The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 87 1940s mystery movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
A struggling writer becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when his publisher is found dead in a manner mirroring one of the writer's proposed mystery storylines.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
- Martin GoldsmithScreenplay
- Robert GordonDirector
Cast
- Chester MorrisJeffrey Andrews
- Constance DowlingEvelyn Green
- Steven GerayLloyd Harrison
- James BellDet. Lt. Fred Applegate
- William ForrestHenry Small
- Sid TomackMike, the waiter-bartender
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- Harry StrangDetective in White Hat
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Themes
blackoutfilm noirb moviewriterpolice detectivemurder investigationlocked doorframed for murderrepressed memorypublisherideaperfect murder