Le catene della colpa (1947)
Jeff Bailey gestisce una stazione di servizio e sogna una vita tranquilla con Ann. Ma al passato non si sfugge. Il suo vero nome è Markham e anni prima lavorava a New York come detective, insieme al socio Jack Fisher. Nick Sterling, uomo dai loschi affari, lo aveva incaricato di ritrovare l'affascinante e pericolosa Kitty Maffin, ma, anziché riportarla da Nick, se ne era innamorato ed era fuggito con lei. La relazione si era conclusa quando Kitty aveva ucciso Fisher, che era riuscito a scovarli. Ma ora Kitty è tornata da Nick, il quale dà a Jeff un nuovo incarico: recuperare carte compromettenti in mano a un avvocato di San Francisco. Jeff intuisce che l'avvocato verrà assassinato e che del delitto sarà accusato egli stesso. Tenta di giocare d'astuzia, ma è troppo tardi. Non ha fatto i conti con l'imprevedibile Kitty, i cui piani non coincidono con quelli di Nick.
Direttore:
Jacques Tourneur
Scrittore:
Daniel Mainwaring
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Robert Mitchum as Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham |
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Jane Greer as Kathie Moffat |
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Kirk Douglas as Whit Sterling |
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Paul Valentine as Joe Stephanos |
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Virginia Huston as Ann Miller |
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Rhonda Fleming as Meta Carson |
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Richard Webb as Jim |
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Steve Brodie as Jack Fisher |
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Dickie Moore as The Kid |
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Ken Niles as Leonard Eels |
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Mary Field as Marny (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake as Tillotson (uncredited) |
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Harry Hayden as Canby Miller (uncredited) |
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Theresa Harris as Eunice Leonard (uncredited) |
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Frank Wilcox as Sheriff (uncredited) |
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John Kellogg as Lou (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Homer Dickenson as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Bill Wallace as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Eumenio Blanco as Mexican Waiter (uncredited) |
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Victor Romito as Mexican Waiter (uncredited) |
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Wesley Bly as Harlem Club Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Mildred Boyd as Woman at Harlem Club (uncredited) |
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James Bush as Doorman (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Bartender in Acapulco (uncredited) |
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Alphonso DuBois as Casino Patron (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Adda Gleason as Mrs. Miller (uncredited) |
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Philip Morris as The Porter (uncredited) |
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Manuel París as Croupier (uncredited) |
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Caleb Peterson as Man with Eunice (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Man in Nightclub Cloakroom (uncredited) |
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Charles Regan as Mystery Man (uncredited) |
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Tony Roux as Jose Rodriguez (uncredited) |
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Wallace Scott as Petey the Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Archie Twitchell as Rafferty (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert as Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jacques Tourneur | Director |
| Writing | Daniel Mainwaring | Screenplay |
| Production | Warren Duff | Producer |
| Production | Robert Sparks | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Crew | Russell A. Cully | Special Effects |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Writing | Daniel Mainwaring | Novel |
| Directing | Harry Mancke | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Linwood G. Dunn | Visual Effects |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Crew | James M. Cain | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Frank Fenton | Additional Writing |
| Directing | Lynn Shores | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Earl Harper | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Production | James H. Anderson | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound |
| Sound | Francis M. Sarver | Sound |
| Crew | Linwood G. Dunn | Special Effects |
| Crew | Boyd Cabeen | Stand In |
| Crew | Margery Gutterman | Stand In |
| Camera | Robert De Grasse | Additional Photography |
