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Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small Midwestern town. All clues leads him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best.
Keywords
film noir
murder
christmas
Casts
William Bendix
Larry Best
Dennis O'Keefe
Sam Donovan
Barbara Britton
Anita Weatherby
Art Baker
Stu Weatherby
Helen Spring
Bessie Weatherby
Ann E. Todd
Cathie Weatherby
Doro Merande
Hilda
Virginia Christine
Margaret Baker
Russell Arms
Frank Baker
Dan White
Gabe
Paul E. Burns
Mr. Abbey
Ruth Lee
Mrs. Abbey
Emmett Vogan
Blakely
Jamesson Shade
Editor
Henry Hall
Mayor
Jack Lee
Addison
Hank Worden
Undertaker
George McDonald
Boy
Ivan Bell
Townsman (Uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
Ben Hall
Printer (Uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Theatre Patron (Uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Townsman (Uncredited)
Crews
Alfred E. Green
Director
Jerome Odlum
Screenplay
Dennis O'Keefe
Screenplay
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Ted Nasser
Producer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Fred W. Berger
Editor
Frank Tanner
Still Photographer
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
Francis Swann
Additional Dialogue
Robert Priestley
Set Decoration
Lewis J. Rachmil
Production Manager
Harold Byrns
Orchestrator
Jerome Pycha Jr.
Art Direction
Harold Godsoe
Assistant Director
B.P. Jacques
Grip
Henry Schuster
Gaffer
Lawrence Kimble
Additional Dialogue
William H. Lynch
Sound
George T. Clemens
Camera Operator
Earl Moser
Costume Design
Jack Herzberg
Script Supervisor
Backdrops & Posters
