Directed by:
Edward DmytrykScreenplay:
John PaxtonCinematography:
J. Roy HuntComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Paul Kelly, Sam Levene, Jacqueline White, Steve Brodie, George Cooper, Richard Benedict, Tom Keene (more)VOD (1)
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A weary Washington detective (Robert Young) must get to the bottom of a seemingly motive-lacking murder, with the prime suspect a boozy soldier who can only vaguely recall the events of the night. The story really digs its heels into lots of postwar issues--how soldiers need a place to put all their violence once the war is over and the other problems of readjusting to civilian life. Robert Mitchum stars as a friend of the accused soldier who helps the detective solve the case. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Robert Young
USA
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Three Comrades (1938)
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
Robert Mitchum
USA
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Robert Ryan
USA
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The Longest Day (1962)
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Gloria Grahame
USA
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Paul Kelly
USA
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Sam Levene
Russian Empire
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Jacqueline White
USA
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Steve Brodie
USA
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Winchester '73 (1950)
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George Cooper
USA
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Richard Benedict
Italy
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Tom Keene
USA
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William Phipps
USA
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Lex Barker
USA
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Marlo Dwyer
USA
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Harry Harvey
USA
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Kenneth MacDonald
USA
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Robert Bray
USA
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George Turner
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George Meader
USA
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Allan Ray
USA
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