The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Malcolm St. ClairDirector
- Edward JamesScreenplay
Cast
- Milton BerleJason Cordry
- Mary Beth HughesPatricia Cordry aka Pat Preston
- Reginald DennyRichard 'Dick' Brenner
- Frank OrthDetective
- William B. DavidsonCrole (as William Davidson)
- Wonderful SmithWonderful
- Pat O'MalleyPetie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
- George M. CarletonJudge
- John HamiltonDistrict Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
- Jill WarrenElsie Bailey
- Milton ParsonsGeorge Lawrin
- Leon BelascoPierre
Stills
Themes
murder