Accused of Murder
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1956 film by Joseph Kane
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| Accused of Murder | |
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| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Screenplay by | Robert Creighton Williams W. R. Burnett |
| Based on | the novel Vanity Row by W. R. Burnett |
| Produced by | Joseph Kane |
| Starring | David Brian Vera Ralston Sidney Blackmer |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
| Music by | R. Dale Butts |
| Color process | Trucolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Accused of Murder is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane and starring David Brian, Vera Ralston and Sidney Blackmer.
Plot
[edit ]Nightclub singer Ilona Vance is accused of murder because she was the last person to see crooked attorney Frank Hobart alive. Lt. Hargis attempts to prove her innocence.
Cast
[edit ]- David Brian as Lt. Roy Hargis
- Vera Ralston as Ilona Vance
- Sidney Blackmer as Frank Hobart
- Virginia Grey as Sandra Lamoreaux
- Warren Stevens as Stant
- Lee Van Cleef as Sgt. Emmett Lackey
- Barry Kelley as Police Captain Smedley
- Richard Karlan as Chad Bayliss
- Frank Puglia as Cesar Cipriano
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Whitey Pollock
- Ian MacDonald as Trumble
- Greta Thyssen as Myra Bayliss
See also
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- 1956 films
- 1950s crime thriller films
- American crime thriller films
- Color film noir
- American police detective films
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- Films based on American novels
- Films based on crime novels
- Films based on works by W. R. Burnett
- Republic Pictures films
- Trucolor films
- Films directed by Joseph Kane
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
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