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Movie Info
Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula (Pamela Britton), begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Rudolph Maté
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Producer: Leo C. Popkin
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Writer: Russell Rouse, Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Clarence Greene
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Production Co: Cardinal Pictures
Cast & Crew

Edmond O'Brien
Frank Bigelow

Pamela Britton
Paula Gibson

Luther Adler
Majak

Beverly Garland
Miss Foster

Lynn Baggett
Mrs. Philips

William Ching
Halliday

Henry Hart
Stanley Phili

Neville Brand
Chester

Rudolph Maté
Director

Russell Rouse
Writer

Russell Rouse
Screenwriter

Clarence Greene
Writer

Clarence Greene
Screenwriter

Leo C. Popkin
Producer

Harry M. Popkin
Executive Producer

Joseph H. Nadel
Associate Producer

Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music

Ernest Laszlo
Cinematographer

Arthur H. Nadel
Film Editing

Duncan Cramer
Art Director
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Dec 08, 2020There are some cringeworthy moments in this noir. For instance, there's a sequence where the protagonist sees multiple attractive women at a party and we hear the corniest wolf-whistles. In another scene, the acting with Edmund O'Brien and Pamela Britton, when they proclaim their love for one another has to be the worst over-the-top performances ever seen. But, overlook the blemishes. The premise is great and the ending won't cheat you.
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Aug 27, 20181950, when this noir was made, was a long time ago (nearly 70 years as of this writing). The wolf whistles played whenever a pretty woman's onscreen (which I first suspected were included after the fact of the filming by some internet prankster), Neville Brand's over-the-top "I'm a craaa-zzzzy psycho" routine, much here seems dated now, but the suspense of watching a dead man search for his killer still packs a wallop. And makes for a good movie experience.kevin w Super Reviewer
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Jun 27, 2013"I want to report a murder." "Who was murdered?" "I was." One of the great "grabber" openings in movie history doesn't disappoint, leading to a tense and fatalistic noir about a poisoned accountant searching for his own killer.
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Nov 29, 2012Age has done a real number on it, but "D.O.A." still stands as one of the great B noirs. Edmond O'Brien is pitch-perfect as Frank Bigelow, a man put up to the dubious task of solving his own murder. The plot is expertly messy and unravels in a fun yet ingenious way and the acting is top-notch. Even if it isn't pretty to look at it, "D.O.A." is solid entertainment.
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