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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

19561h 20mCrime · Drama
directed by Fritz Lang

“Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R !”

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Synopsis

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

Cast

Dana Andrews·Tom Garrett
Joan Fontaine·Susan Spencer
Sidney Blackmer·Austin Spencer
Arthur Franz·Bob Hale
Philip Bourneuf·Roy Thompson
Edward Binns·Lt. Kennedy
Shepperd Strudwick·Jonathan Wilson
Robin Raymond·Terry Larue
Barbara Nichols·Dolly Moore
William F. Leicester·Charlie Miller