The Truth About Murder
| The Truth About Murder | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Kimble Hilda Gordon Eric Taylor |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Starring | Bonita Granville Morgan Conway Rita Corday Don Douglas June Clayworth |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Edward W. Williams |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Truth About Murderis a 1946 Americanmystery filmdirected byLew Landers,written by Lawrence Kimble, Hilda Gordon andEric Taylor,and starringBonita Granville,Morgan Conway,Rita Corday,Don Douglasand June Clayworth.[1][2][3]It was released on July 26, 1946, byRKO Pictures.
Plot
[edit]Christine Allen administers lie detector tests for the district attorney, Les Ashton, but wants to become a prosecutor in court. Frustrated, she leaves Les to work for lawyer Bill Crane, whose unhappy wife Marsha, a photographer, makes large bets with bookie Johnny Lacka and openly flirts with model Peggy's husband.
Les is in love with Chris and wants her back. He fools Bill into believing Marsha wants to reconcile, but instead Paul Marvin turns up, telling Bill he and Marsha have become romantically involved. Marsha then is found dead. Les and the police naturally suspect Bill.
Lacka refuses to pay the $20,000 that Marsha won with her bet. Peggy is then killed. At a party, Chris convinces her guests to take one of her lie detector tests. From the answers she gets, she deduces that Paul is the killer behind it all. She is saved from being his next victim by Les, with whom she is now in love.
Cast
[edit]- Bonita Granvilleas Christine Allen
- Morgan Conwayas Dist. Atty. Lester Ashton
- Rita Cordayas Peggy
- Don Douglasas Paul Marvin
- June Clayworth as Marsha Crane
- Edward Norrisas William Ames Crane
- Gerald Mohras Johnny Lacka
- Michael St. Angel as Hank
- Tommy Noonanas Jonesy
References
[edit]- ^"The Truth About Murder (1946) - Overview - TCM.com".Turner Classic Movies.Retrieved20 September2014.
- ^"The Truth About Murder".TV Guide.Retrieved20 September2014.
- ^Sandra Brennan (2016)."The Truth About Murder (1946)".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Baseline&All Movie Guide.Archived fromthe originalon 6 March 2016.Retrieved20 September2014.
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