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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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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

Dana Andrews

Tom Garrett

Dana Andrews

Joan Fontaine

Susan Spencer

Joan Fontaine

Sidney Blackmer

Austin Spencer

Sidney Blackmer

Arthur Franz

Bob Hale

Arthur Franz

Philip Bourneuf

Roy Thompson

Philip Bourneuf

Edward Binns

Lt. Kennedy

Edward Binns

Shepperd Strudwick

Jonathan Wilson

Shepperd Strudwick

Robin Raymond

Terry Larue

Robin Raymond

Barbara Nichols

Dolly Moore

Barbara Nichols

William F. Leicester

Charlie Miller

William F. Leicester

Dan Seymour

Greco

Dan Seymour

Rusty Lane

Judge

Rusty Lane