Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Produced by	Joseph Kane
Written by	Story: W. R. Burnett Screenplay: Robert Creighton Williams W. R. Burnett
Starring	David Brian Verna Ralston
Cinematography	Bud Thackery
Editing by	Richard L. Van Enger
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date(s)	December 21, 1956 (United States)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Accused of Murder is a 1956 film noir, based on the novel Vanity Row by W. R. Burnett and directed and produced by Joseph Kane. Accused of Murder was filmed in Trucolor and stars David Brian, Verna Ralston and Sidney Blackmer.

Plot

Nightclub singer Ilona Vance (Vera Ralston) is accused of murder, as she was the last person to see crooked attorney Frank Hobart (Sidney Blackmer) alive. Lt. Hargis (David Brian) attempts to prove her innocence.

Cast

• David Brian as Lt. Roy Hargis
• Vera Ralston as Ilona Vance
• Sidney Blackmer as Frank Hobart
• Virginia Grey as Sandra Lamoreaux
• Warren Stevens as Stant
• Lee Van Cleef as Sgt. Emmett Lackey
• Barry Kelley as Police Captain Smedley
• Richard Karlan as Chad Bayliss
• Frank Puglia as Cesar Cipriano
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Whitey Pollock
• Ian MacDonald as Trumble
• Greta Thyssen as Myra Bayliss
• Claire Carleton as Marge Harris
• Wally Cassell as Cipriano's doorman

See also

• List of American films of 1956

External links

• Accused of Murder at the Internet Movie Database
• Accused of Murder at AllRovi
• Accused of Murder at the TCM Movie Database