An Act of Murder (1948) |
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| Director(s) | Michael Gordon |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Bresler |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama |
Featured Cast of An Act of Murder See More »
Fredric March
(as Judge Calvin Cooke)
Edmond O'Brien
(as David Douglas)
Florence Eldridge
(as Catherine Cooke)
Stanley Ridges
(as Doctor Walter Morrison)
John McIntire
(as Judge Ogden)
Will Wright
(as Judge Jim Wilder)
Virginia Brissac
(as Mrs. Russell)
Francis McDonald
(as Mr. Russell)
An Act of Murder Overview:
An Act of Murder (1948) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Michael Gordon and produced by Jerry Bresler.
SYNOPSIS
March plays an unyielding judge with a dying wife who decides on suicide for himself and euthanasia for her. She is killed in his drive off a cliff but he survives and confesses to murder. O'Brien successfully defends him by establishing a mercy-killing defense.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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An Act Of Murder(1948).
An Act Of Murder(1948). Directed by Michael Gordon. Starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Will Wright. The story begins in the Pennsylvania court of Calvin Cooke, attorney David Douglas loses a murder trial. Unknown to Calvin, David, whom the judge dislikes because of his liberal ways of thinking... Read full article
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