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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 1956 American drama film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay was written by Douglas Morrow, with music composed by Herschel Burke Gilbert. The film stars Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Nichols, and Sidney Blackmer. William E. Snyder served as director of photography, and Gene Fowler Jr. edited the film. It was produced by Bert E. Friedlob Productions and RKO Radio Pictures, and distributed by RKO Pictures.
The movie runs for 80 minutes and is presented in black-and-white. Its main subject is capital punishment. The tagline reads, "Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R !" The film has received review scores of 6.6 out of 10, 35 out of 100, and 68 percent. It is available on video on demand.
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6.9A 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.
Cast
- Dana Andrews as Tom Garrett
- Joan Fontaine as Susan Spencer
- Sidney Blackmer as Austin Spencer
- Arthur Franz as Bob Hale
- Philip Bourneuf as Roy Thompson
- Edward Binns as Lt. Kennedy
Themes
- film noir
- capital punishment
- incriminate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Screenwriter
- Douglas Morrow
- Cast member
- John George
- Composer
- Herschel Burke Gilbert
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- William E. Snyder
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 645308
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Joan Fontaine in Beyond A Reasonable Doubt trailer.JPG
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- Commons category
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (film)
- publication date
- 1956-09-13
- title
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Gene Fowler Jr.
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- different from
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- derivative work
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- review score
- 68%
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