The Scarf

Apr 6, 1951

1h 33m

★ 5.6

They had nothing to lose but life...and they knew how cheap that was!

Overview

A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the scarf she was wearing.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Gloria Productions Inc.

The Scarf Trailers

Cast

John Howard Barrington

John Ireland

Connie Carter

Mercedes McCambridge

Ezra Thompson

James Barton

Dr. David Dunbar

Emlyn Williams

Asylum Dr. Gordon

Lloyd Gough

Cyrus Barrington

Basil Ruysdael

Level Louie

David Bauer

Asylum Warden Anderson

Harry Shannon

Mrs. Cyrus Barrington

Celia Lovsky

State Trooper

David McMahon

Feed Store Manager

Chubby Johnson

Tom, Drunk Cowboy

Frank Jenks

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