Murder Is My Beat
| Murder Is My Beat | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Screenplay by | Aubrey Wiseberg |
| Story by | Aubrey Wiseberg Martin Field |
| Produced by | Aubrey Wisberg |
| Starring | Paul Langton Barbara Payton Robert Shayne |
| Cinematography | Harold E. Wellman |
| Edited by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
Production company | Masthead Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murder Is My Beat is a 1955 film noir mystery film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Paul Langton, Barbara Payton and Robert Shayne.[1]
Plot
Businessman Frank Deane is found dead with his face and hands burned beyond recognition. Detective Patrick (Langton) pursues and arrests Deane's girlfriend, nightclub-singer Eden Lane (Payton). She makes little effort to deny her involvement in the death and is convicted of the crime. On the way to prison, accompanied by Patrick, Eden sees a man through the train window whom she identifies as the murdered man. Patrick, who has developed a romantic interest in the woman, believes her; he and Eden jump from the train to search for the man. They agree to allow themselves one week to solve this mystery or Eden will submit to her prison sentence. The situation has, naturally, put Patrick in legal jeopardy as well and he is eventually tracked down by his friend and superior, Detective Rawley (Shayne). Eden, in the meantime, convinced that the truth cannot be unveiled, furtively leaves Patrick and turns herself in. Rawley allows himself and Patrick twenty-four hours to try to bring together information and clues Patrick has turned up.
Cast
- Paul Langton as Ray Patrick
- Barbara Payton as Eden Lane
- Robert Shayne as Det. Bert Rawley
- Selena Royle as Beatrice Abbott
- Roy Gordon as Mr. Abbott
- Tracy Roberts as Patsy Flint
- Kate MacKenna as Miss Farre
- Henry W. Harvey Sr. as the gas station attendant
- Jay Adler as Louie, the bartender
See also
References
External links
- Murder Is My Beat at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Murder Is My Beat at IMDb
- Murder Is My Beat at AllMovie
- Murder is My Beat at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1955 crime drama films
- American crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Film noir
- Allied Artists films
- Films directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
- Films scored by Albert Glasser
- Films produced by Aubrey Wisberg
- Films with screenplays by Aubrey Wisberg
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- 1950s crime drama film stubs