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An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge and Geraldine Brooks. It was based on a novel by the Austrian writer Ernst Lothar .
An Act of Murder: Directed by Michael Gordon. With Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks. A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Michael Gordon
- 1948-12-17
A lawyer (Edmond O'Brien) defends a judge (Fredric March) who drove his terminally ill wife (Florence Eldridge) off a cliff and then turned himself in.
- Michael Gordon
- Drama
- Fredric March
Jun 17, 2014 · In the Pennsylvania court of Calvin Cooke, a rigid "letter-of-the-law" judge, attorney David Douglas loses a murder trial when he fails to prove that the accused's state-of-mind is critical in determining guilt. Unknown to Calvin, David, whom the judge dislikes because of his liberal interpretation of the law, is dating his daughter ...
An Act of Murder (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Of all the 'problem pictures' made in the classic Hollywood era, An Act of Murder has the guts to tackle one of the thorniest subjects, that of euthanasia, a controversial topic which still stirs heated debate today and remains illegal in all 50 states.
An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge and Geraldine Brooks. It was based on a novel by the Austrian writer Ernst Lothar.
