An Act of Murder (1948)
Mercy or Murder? Can you condemn this man?
A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
- Date of release
- 1948-12-05
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Michael Gordon
Casting
- 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
- Will Wright — Judge Jim Wilder
- Virginia Brissac — Mrs. Russell
- Clarence Muse — Mr. Pope
Interesting facts
An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge and Geraldine Brooks. It was based on a novel by the Austrian writer Ernst Lothar. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. It is also known by the alternative titles Live Today for Tomorrow and I Stand Accused.
Production
The Courthouse Square set (which later received that name for having been prominently featured in Back to the Future) was built on the Universal Studios backlot for this film.
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