"It was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder."

1944

1h 39m

7.4(361 votes)

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Overview

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

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52 members

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Edward G. Robinson

Professor Richard Wanley

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Joan Bennett

Alice Reed

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Raymond Massey

Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor

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Edmund Breon

Dr. Michael Barkstane

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Dan Duryea

Heidt / Tim, the Doorman

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Thomas E. Jackson

Inspector Jackson

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Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Wanley

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Robert Blake

Dickie Wanley

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Arthur Loft

Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man

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Frank Dawson

Collins, the Steward

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Iris Adrian

Streetwalker (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Onlooker at Gallery (uncredited)

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Claire Carleton

Blonde (uncredited)

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James Carlisle

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Police Driver (uncredited)

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Freddie Chapman

Boy with Mother (uncredited)

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Tom Dillon

Police Officer Dillon (uncredited)

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Alec Craig

Garage Man (uncredited)

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Hal Craig

News Vendor (uncredited)

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Joe Devlin

Toll Collector on Henry Hudson Parkway (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Fred, the District Attorney's Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Club Steward (uncredited)

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James Harrison

Club Steward (uncredited)

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Fred Graham

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

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Tom Hanlon

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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Harry Hayden

Pharmacist (uncredited)

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Fred Hueston

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Sheldon Jett

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Jack W. Johnston

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

First Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Anne Loos

Stenographer (uncredited)

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George McFarland

Boy Scout (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Charles Meakin

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Frank Melton

Onlooker at Gallery (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Charlie the Garage Helper (uncredited)

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Harold Minjir

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Frances Morris

Stenographer (uncredited)

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Wedgwood Nowell

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Anne O'Neal

Mother by Elevator (uncredited)

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Louis Payne

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Dave Pepper

Club Member (uncredited)

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Fred Rapport

Club Manager (uncredited)

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Alexander Pollard

William the Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Scott Seaton

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Arthur Space

Captain Kennedy (uncredited)

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Wyndham Standing

Man at Club (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Man at Club (uncredited)

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