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
Dan Seymour
Greco
Rusty Lane
Judge
Joyce Taylor
Joan Williams
Carleton Young
Allan Kirk
Trudy Wroe
Hatcheck girl
Joe Kirk
Clothing Store Clerk
John George
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
Announcer
Charles Evans
Governor
Crew
Fritz Lang
Director
Douglas Morrow
Screenplay, Story
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor
William E. Snyder
Director of Photography
Maurie M. Suess
Production Supervisor
Bert E. Friedlob
Producer
Ruby Felker
Hairstylist
Lou LaCava
Makeup Supervisor
Terry Kellum
Sound Designer
James Thompson
Sound Designer
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Original Music Composer
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
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