An Act of Murder

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An Act of Murder

1948

1h 31m

Drama

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A lawyer (Edmond O'Brien) defends a judge (Fredric March) who drove his terminally ill wife (Florence Eldridge) off a cliff and then turned himself in.

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Nell Dodson Russell

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

01/15/2022

The danger Hollywood faces in dealing with controversial medical subjects is that a film may create exactly the opposite impression it was intended to create, psychologically speaking.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/11/2020

3/5

Features its own little noteworthy kernels worthy of admiration.

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william d

@acsdoug 01/17/2021

It's really not too bad for a low budget courtroom drama. The soundtrack is a bit obtrusive though.

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Michael Gordon

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Fredric March

Judge Calvin Cooke

Edmond O'Brien

David Douglas

Florence Eldridge

Catherine Cooke

Geraldine Brooks

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Synopsis

A lawyer (Edmond O'Brien) defends a judge (Fredric March) who drove his terminally ill wife (Florence Eldridge) off a cliff and then turned himself in.

Director: Michael Gordon
Producer: Jerry Bresler
Screenwriter: Michael Blankfort, Robert Thoeren
Production Co: Universal International Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 31m