The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
69 audience votes
Key crew
- Phil KarlsonDirector
- Ted SherdemanScreenplay
- Eugene LingScreenplay
- James PoeScreenplay
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Broderick CrawfordMark Chapman
- Donna ReedJulie Allison
- John DerekSteve McCleary
- Rosemary DeCampCharlotte Grant
- Henry O'NeillCharlie Barnes
- Harry MorganBiddle
- James MillicanLieutenant Davis
- Griff BarnettElroy Hacker
- Jonathan HaleFrank Madison
- Jay AdlerBailey (uncredited)
- Gertrude AstorNeighbor (uncredited)
- Shirley BallardTelephone Operator (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
newspaperlonely hearts adfilm noir