The Fat Man (1951)
DANGER UNDER THE BIG TOP!
A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-rays. To the police it looks like an accident, but private eye Brad Runyan thinks there's more to it.
- Date of release
- 1951-05-19
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (19)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director
- William Castle
Casting
- J. Scott Smart — Brad Runyan
- Julie London — Pat Boyd
- Rock Hudson — Roy Clark
- Clinton Sundberg — Bill Norton
- Jayne Meadows — Jane Adams
- John Russell — Gene Gordon
- Jerome Cowan — L.t. Stark
- Emmett Kelly — Ed Deets
- Lucille Barkley — Lola Gordon
- Robert Osterloh — Fletcher
- Harry Lewis — Happy Stevens
- Teddy Hart — Shifty
Interesting facts
The Fat Man is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by William Castle and starring J. Scott Smart, Rock Hudson, Julie London, Clinton Sundberg and Emmett Kelly. It is based on a radio drama of the same name, with Smart reprising his role as portly detective Brad Runyan; it was his last film prior to his death in 1960.
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