Murder Is My Business
| Murder Is My Business | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Screenplay by | Fred Myton |
| Based on | The Uncomplaining Corpses by Brett Halliday |
| Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld |
| Starring | Hugh Beaumont Cheryl Walker Lyle Talbot George Meeker Pierre Watkin Richard Keene |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Edited by | Holbrook N. Todd |
| Music by | Leo Erdody |
Production company | Sigmund Neufeld Productions |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murder Is My Business is a 1946 American action film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. It is based on the 1940 novel The Uncomplaining Corpses by Brett Halliday. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Lyle Talbot, George Meeker, Pierre Watkin and Richard Keene. The film was released on March 7, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation.[1][2][3]
Plot
When haughtily wealthy Eleanor Ramsey (Helene Heigh) is strangled and the murder is pinned on detective Michael Shayne’s ex-con pal Joe Darnell (Parker Garvie), Shayne tries to clear his buddy’s name by investigating the five people with the strongest motives to kill the society matron: her penniless husband Arnold (Pierre Watkin) kept on a tight budget by his penny-pinching wife, her grasping, ungrateful stepchildren Ernest (David Reed) and Dorothy (Julia McMillan), Eleanor’s ex-con brother Buell Renslow (Lyle Talbot) who’s due half of her million as part of his inheritance which she has refused to give him, and her gigolo lover Carl Meldrum (George Meeker) who is romancing both mother and step-daughter. Naturally plodding police detective Pete Rafferty (Ralph Dunn) does everything in his power to thwart Shayne’s investigation and get enough goods on him to strip him of his P.I. license.
Cast
- Hugh Beaumont as Michael Shayne
- Cheryl Walker as Phyllis Hamilton
- Lyle Talbot as Buell Renslow
- George Meeker as Carl Meldrum
- Pierre Watkin as Arnold Ramsey
- Richard Keene as Tim Rourke
- David Reed as Ernest Ramsey
- Carol Andrews as Mona Tabor
- Julia McMillan as Dorothy Ramsey
- Helene Heigh as Eleanor Renslow Ramsey
- Ralph Dunn as Pete Rafferty
- Parker Garvie as Joe Darnell
- Virginia Christine as Dora Darnell
References
- ^ "Murder Is My Business (1946) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Murder Is My Business (1946) - Sam Newfield". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "Murder Is My Business". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.