The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Lewis AllenDirector
- Warren DuffScreenplay
Cast
- Alan LaddEd Adams
- Donna ReedRosita Jean D'Ur
- June HavocLeona
- Irene HerveyBelle Dorset
- Arthur KennedyTommy Ditman
- Berry KroegerSolly Wellman
- Harold VermilyeaAnstruder
- Shepperd StrudwickBlacky Franchot
- Dave WillockPig
- Gavin MuirG. G. Temple
- John BealPaul Jean d'Ur
- Tom PowersHoward
Stills
Themes
film noirreporter