Murder Is My Beat
Appearance
Murder Is My Beat | |
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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 Fred Deane is found dead with his face and hands burned beyond recognition. Detectives Patrick (Langton) and Rawley (Shayne) arrest Deane's girlfriend, nightclub-singer Eden Lane (Payton) and she is convicted of the crime. On the way to prison, Eden sees a man through the train window, identifying him as the murderer. Patrick and Eden jump from the train to search for the man. If the murderer isn't found, Eden will head off to jail.
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