The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress (1957)

The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

Date of release
1957-03-14
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Jack Arnold

Casting

Interesting facts

The Tattered Dress is a 1957 American CinemaScope film noir crime drama released by Universal Pictures and directed by Jack Arnold, starring Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Carson, Gail Russell and Elaine Stewart.

Production

Chandler's casting was announced in June 1956. Zugsmith later recalled Chandler "was becoming a bit difficult and he was their (Universal's) second biggest star at the time. I guess one of the reasons was he was their biggest, and then Rock Hudson came along!"

Filming started on August 13, 1956. Shooting took place in Palm Springs.

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