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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
When a judge learns his wife has terminal brain cancer, he begins to consider mercy-killing.
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.
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- Universal International Pictures
- Michael Gordon
An Act of Murder (also known as Live Today for Tomorrow and I Stand Accused) is a 1948 American crime film directed by Michael Gordon. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.
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.
- Drama
