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21/07/1949 Crime, Drama 1h 37m
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The story of a smiling "Lady Killer" who knew how to "handle" women!

Overview

Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.

  1. Lewis R. Foster

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Dorothy Lamour

    Merl Kramer

  2. Sterling Hayden

    Joe Cooper

  3. Dan Duryea

    Karl Benson

  4. Irene Hervey

    Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet

  5. Phillip Reed

    Guy Bayard

  6. Harold Vermilyea

    Dr. Redman

  7. Alan Napier

    Alton Bennet

  8. Art Smith

    Detective Lt. Bill Dawson

  9. Irving Bacon

    Sgt. Fayle

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-09
Dorothy Lamour is good in this otherwise rather drab crime noir. The plot is overly complex, bordering on the convoluted - you could almost get dizzy trying to follow the plot. Which is (briefly): Lamour plays "Merle"; the PA to a psychiatrist. She casually discusses his private cases with her on/off amour (Dan Duryea) and one such story involved a client's (Alan Napier) dreams that he kills his wealthy wife. Well, yep - you've guessed - the wife is duly murdered and an investigation ensues. Duryea, as the oily, smart-mouthed PI and Sterling Hayden as the investigating insurance man do fine, a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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