Il romanzo di Thelma Jordon (1949)
Cleve Marshall, assistente del procuratore distrettuale Miles Scott, una sera, egli è ancora nel suo ufficio, arriva Thelma Jordon, una giovane affascinante donna che aveva un appuntamento con Scott, ormai andato via. La donna gli racconta una storia di criminali e ladri di appartamento, mentre Cleve continua a bere ubriacandosi. L'uomo vede in Thelma una persona che lo ascolta, si recano in un locale e i due finiscono con l'avere una relazione clandestina. Thelma è una donna misteriosa e Cleve non può far a meno di chiedersi se nasconda qualcosa. La donna abita con la vecchia e ricca zia, di cui si occupa assistendola. Quando questa viene trovata morta nella sua villa colpita da un'arma da fuoco, Thelma invece di chiamare la polizia chiama Cleve, che la aiuta a coprire le prove che potrebbero incriminarla, ma la donna, in seguito all'investigazione ufficiale, viene vista come prima sospettata del delitto, essendo l'erede universale delle facoltose sostanze della zia.
Direttore:
Robert Siodmak
Scrittore:
Ketti Frings
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Barbara Stanwyck as Thelma Jordon |
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Wendell Corey as Cleve Marshall |
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Paul Kelly as Miles Scott |
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Joan Tetzel as Pamela Blackwell Marshall |
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Stanley Ridges as Kingsley Willis |
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Richard Rober as Tony Laredo |
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Minor Watson as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell |
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Barry Kelley as District Attorney William Pierce |
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Kasey Rogers as Dolly - Cleve's Secretary |
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Basil Ruysdael as Judge Jonathan David Hancock |
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Jane Novak as Mrs. Blackwell |
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Gertrude Hoffmann as Aunt Vera Edwards |
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Harry Antrim as Sidney |
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Kate Drain Lawson as Clara |
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Theresa Harris as Esther |
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Byron Barr as McCary |
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Geraldine Wall as Matron |
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Jonathan Corey as Timmy Marshall |
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Robin Corey as Joan Marshall |
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Bess Flowers as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Nick Cravat as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Eric Alden as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Astor as Juror (uncredited) |
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Rodney Bell as Withers (uncredited) |
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Eddie Borden as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Ethel Bryant as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Clancy Cooper as Chase (uncredited) |
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John Cortay as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Jim Davies as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Dot Farley as Woman Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mary Gordon as Charwoman (uncredited) |
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William Hamel as Newsman (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lew Harvey as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Art Howard as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Virginia Hunter as Pierce's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Jerry James as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Geraldine Jordan as Woman Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Nolan Leary as Court Clerk (uncredited) |
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Sam McDaniel as Porter (uncredited) |
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William Meader as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Walter Merrill as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Ottola Nesmith as Mrs. Asher (uncredited) |
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Garry Owen as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Eddie Parks as Club Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Lee Phelps as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Ezelle Poule as Woman (uncredited) |
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Jack Roberts as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Stephen Roberts as Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Defense Aide (uncredited) |
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Harry Templeton as Newsman (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Tobey as Police Photographer (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Vernon as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lynn Whitney as Woman Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Michael Ann Barrett as Woman Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Fairy Cunningham as Woman Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Caroline Fitzharris as Cook's Daughter (uncredited) |
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Howard Gardiner as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bill Hawes as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Klewer as Woman Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Walter Bacon as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Joe Evans as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Stan Johnson as (uncredited) |
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Lorna Jordon as Woman (uncredited) |
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Marjorie Kane as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Victor Romito as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ketti Frings | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marty Holland | Story |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Francisco Day | Assistant Director |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Sound | Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Editing | Warren Low | Supervising Editor |
| Art | A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Sound | Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |