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Elia Kazan's brilliant docu-drama about an innocent man brow-beaten into confessing to the murder of a minister. Andrews is the D.A. who decides to dig deeper into what seems like an open-and-shut case. Look for playwright Arthur Miller in the suspect line-up. Based on an article by Anthony Abbott in Reader's Digest. Credits Cast: Dana Andrews Director: Elia Kazan Synopsis This melodrama, based on the true story of an unsolved murder, carefully combines fact with fiction in semi-documentary style. When a prosecuting attorney investigates the killing of a Connecticut clergyman, he begins to suspect that the accused man is innocent -- and sets out to prove it.
Original Release
01/26/1947
US Release
02/28/1947
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dana Andrews | Henry L. Harvey / State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey |
Jane Wyatt | Madge Harvey |
Lee J. Cobb | Chief Harold F. Robinson / Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson |
Cara Williams | Irene Nelson |
Arthur Kennedy | John Waldron |
Sam Levene | Dave Woods / Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods |
Taylor Holmes | T.M. Wade |
Robert Keith | 'Mac' McCreery |
Ed Begley | Paul Harris |
E.J. Ballantine | McDonald - 'Morning Record' Editor |
Directors
Writers
Richard Murphy, Fulton Oursler
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dana Andrews | Henry L. Harvey / State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey |
Jane Wyatt | Madge Harvey |
Lee J. Cobb | Chief Harold F. Robinson / Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson |
Cara Williams | Irene Nelson |
Arthur Kennedy | John Waldron |
Sam Levene | Dave Woods / Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods |
Taylor Holmes | T.M. Wade |
Robert Keith | 'Mac' McCreery |
Ed Begley | Paul Harris |
E.J. Ballantine | McDonald - 'Morning Record' Editor |
Rollin Bauer | Detective |
Royal Beal | Johnson - Police Ballistics Expert |
Wyrley Birch | Father George A. Lambert |
Robin Bryant | Woman |
Helen Carew | Annie |
John Carmody | Thomas Callahan - Witness |
William Challee | Whitney - Harvey's Assistant |
Clay Clement | Judge Tate |
Mickey Cochran | Bit Part |
Philip Coolidge | Jim Crossman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
Louis De Rochemont | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1948 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |