An Act of Murder (1948) - The A.V. Club
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An Act of Murder

1948
1h 31m
Crime/Drama/Film-noir

Cast

Fredric March (Judge Calvin Cooke)Edmond O'Brien (David Douglas)Florence Eldridge (Catherine Cooke)Geraldine Brooks (Ellie Cooke)Stanley Ridges (Doctor Walter Morrison)John McIntire (Judge Ogden)Frederic Tozere (Charles Dayton)Will Wright (Judge Jim Wilder)Virginia Brissac (Mrs. Russell)Francis McDonald (Mr. Russell)Mary Servoss (Julia)Don Beddoe (Pearson)Clarence Muse (Mr. Pope)Charles Bedell (Barker)Maurice Brierre (Pedestrian)Paul E. Burns (Old Man with Dog)Joël Colin (Boy)Pat Combs (Young Man)

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Director

Michael Gordon

Synopsis

A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer.

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