"In the middle of a kiss...Murder!"

1946

1h 8m

5.6(22 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

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William Gargan

Tony Cochrane

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Janis Carter

Jill Merrill

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Jeff Donnell

Martha Cochrane

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Coulter Irwin

Johnny

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Charles D. Brown

Crane Stewart

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Paul E. Burns

Ole Strom

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Harry Shannon

Capt. Lawrence

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Frank Wilcox

Douglas Loring

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Robert Kellard

'Doc' Cochrane (as Robert Stevens)

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Roy Gordon

Benjamin Merrill (Uncredited)

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Anthony Caruso

Tusco (Uncredited)

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Harry Tyler

Bartender (Uncredited)

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Johnny Calkins

Boy (Uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Dickstein (Uncredited)

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Michael Chapin

Doc as a Boy (Uncredited)

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Frank Dae

Butler (Uncredited)

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Jack Davis

District Attorney Bill Halloran (Uncredited)

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Vernon Dent

Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

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Jack Frack

Reporter (Uncredited)

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Betty Hill

Elaine Blanchard (Uncredited)

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Writing

William Kahn

Newsboy (Uncredited)

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Edward Keane

Police Chief Burns (Uncredited)

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Robert Emmett Keane

Max (Uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Reporter (Uncredited)

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Murray Leonard

Proprietor (Uncredited)

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Jimmy Lloyd

Clerk (Uncredited)

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Lou Lubin

Necktie (Uncredited)

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Cy Malis

Man (Uncredited)

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Herman Marks

Man (Uncredited)

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Charles Marsh

Swanson (Uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Man (Uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Detective Andy (Uncredited)

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Joe Palma

Newsboy (Uncredited)

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Ronnie Ralph

Small Boy (Uncredited)

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Wally Rose

Photographer (Uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Mr. Graham, Bank Executive (Uncredited)

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John Tyrrell

Street Sweeper Driver (Uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

J.M. Moppes, Coroner (Uncredited)

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Charles Wagenheim

Phillips (Uncredited)

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Douglas Wood

Bank Manager (Uncredited)

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