Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Sep 13, 1956

1h 20m

★ 6.9

Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R !

Overview

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Bert E. Friedlob Productions

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Tom Garrett

Dana Andrews

Susan Spencer

Joan Fontaine

Austin Spencer

Sidney Blackmer

Bob Hale

Arthur Franz

Roy Thompson

Philip Bourneuf

Lt. Kennedy

Edward Binns

Jonathan Wilson

Shepperd Strudwick

Terry Larue

Robin Raymond

Dolly Moore

Barbara Nichols

Charlie Miller

William F. Leicester

Greco

Dan Seymour

Judge

Rusty Lane

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