Le Mystère de la plage perdue (1950)
Une jeune femme, Vivian Heldon, se rend à un rendez-vous avec son amant, un homme marié qui la tue car elle menace de dénoncer à sa femme leur liaison. Il enterre le corps sur une plage déserte. Plusieurs mois après, un ornithologue y découvre des restes humains, sans aucun document ou objet permettant une identification. Le lieutenant Morales dirige l'enquête, assisté par un professeur d'université, le docteur McAdoo, pour l'analyse du cadavre. Le recoupement des indices permet de remonter à Vivian Heldon, dont l'emploi du temps de ses dernières heures est reconstitué. Elle a notamment été vue en compagnie de Henry Shanway qui semble le suspect idéal…
Directeur:
John Sturges
écrivains:
Sydney Boehm, Richard Brooks.
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Ricardo Montalban as Peter Moralas |
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Sally Forrest as Grace Shanway |
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Bruce Bennett as Dr. McAdoo |
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Elsa Lanchester as Mrs. Smerrling |
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Marshall Thompson as Henry Shanway |
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Jan Sterling as Vivian Heldon |
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Edmon Ryan as James Joshua Harkley |
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Betsy Blair as Jackie Elcott |
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Wally Maher as Tim Sharkey |
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Ralph Dumke as Jim Black the Tattooist |
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Willard Waterman as The Mortician |
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Walter Burke as The Ornithologist |
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Don Shelton as A District Attorney |
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Elsie Baker as Elderly Lady (uncredited) |
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George Brand as Man in Bedroom (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Douglas Carter as Counterman at The Dunes (uncredited) |
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Mack Chandler as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell as Diner Patron (uncredited) |
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George Cooper as Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Crawford as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lucille Curtis as Mrs. Harkley (uncredited) |
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Bert Davidson as Dr. Thorpe (uncredited) |
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King Donovan as Reporter at Beach House (uncredited) |
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Mike Donovan as Porter (uncredited) |
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Robert Foulk as Detective O'Hara (uncredited) |
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Jim Frasher as High School Boy (uncredited) |
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Ned Glass as Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst. (uncredited) |
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Eula Guy as Mrs. Fischer (uncredited) |
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Sherry Hall as Car Insurance Clerk (uncredited) |
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Bradford Hatton as Al - Grass Skirt Cafe Bartender (uncredited) |
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Jim Hayward as Constable Fischer (uncredited) |
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Perry Ivins as Alienist (uncredited) |
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William F. Leicester as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Arthur M. Loew Jr. as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Louise Lorimer as Mrs. Shanway (uncredited) |
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John Maxwell as Detective Kilrain (uncredited) |
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May McAvoy as Nurse (uncredited) |
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David McMahon as Detective Garrity (uncredited) |
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Ernesto Molinari as Portuguese Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Ralph Montgomery as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Matt Moore as Dr. Rockton (uncredited) |
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Melvin H. Moore as Oyster Shucker (uncredited) |
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Virginia Mullen as Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Allen O'Locklin as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Frank Overton as Guard (uncredited) |
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Juanita Quigley as Harkley's Daughter (uncredited) |
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Suzanne Ridgway as Bar Girl at Grass Skirt Cafe (uncredited) |
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John Roy as Guard (uncredited) |
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Maurice Samuels as Tailor (uncredited) |
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Fred Santley as Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
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Phil Schumacher as Diner Patron (uncredited) |
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Jack Shea as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Fred Sherman as Photographer (uncredited) |
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George Sherwood as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Mary Jane Smith as Daughter (uncredited) |
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Robert Strong as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Peter M. Thompson as Law Student (uncredited) |
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Charles Wagenheim as Baggage Clerk (uncredited) |
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Napoleon Whiting as Red Cap (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Sturges | Director |
| Writing | Sydney Boehm | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Brooks | Screenplay |
| Production | Frank E. Taylor | Producer |
| Camera | John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Art | Gabriel Scognamillo | Art Direction |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Editing | Ferris Webster | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Writing | Leonard Spigelgass | Story |
| Camera | A. Lindsley Lane | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Otto Dyar | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Rudolph G. Kopp | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ethel Neejus | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Palo | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Charles J. Hunt | Production Manager |
| Directing | Sid Sidman | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ralph S. Hurst | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Sound | Joe Edmondson | Sound |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Camera | Joe DeAce | Grip |
| Lighting | Wes Shanks | Gaffer |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Jr. | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Leo Shuken | Additional Music |
| Directing | Don McDougall | Script Supervisor |
