A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder

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1953
1h 17m
6.1(37 votes)
Mystery
Crime
Thriller

Overview

Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.

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Cast & Crew

45 members
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Joseph Cotten

Whitney 'Cam' Cameron

Joseph Cotten
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Jean Peters

Lynn Cameron

Jean Peters
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Gary Merrill

Fred Sargent

Gary Merrill
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Catherine McLeod

Maggie Sargent

Catherine McLeod
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Jack Kruschen

Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole

Jack Kruschen
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Barney Phillips

Detective Captain Pringle

Barney Phillips
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Freddy Ridgeway

Doug Cameron

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Harry Carter

Wheeler (Uncredited)

Harry Carter
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James Gonzalez

Joe Cunningham (Uncredited)

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Ed Hinton

Ed (Uncredited)

Ed Hinton
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Jonathan Hole

Dr. Stevenson (Uncredited)

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Mae Marsh

Anna Swenson (Uncredited)

Mae Marsh
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Carleton Young

Frank Connelly (Uncredited)

Carleton Young
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Joyce McCluskey

Nurse Bobbie Brownell (Uncredited)

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Grandon Rhodes

Probate Judge James J. Adams (Uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes
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Walter Sande

District Attorney John J. Henderson (Uncredited)

Walter Sande
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Herb Butterfield

Judge at Preliminary Hearing (Uncredited)

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Charles Collins

Pesticide Seller (Uncredited)

Charles Collins
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Oliver Cross

Club Member (Uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Maggie's Friend at Club (Uncredited)

Bess Flowers
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Teddy Mangean

Attendant (Uncredited)

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Tyler McVey

Police Lab Technician (Uncredited)

Tyler McVey
Directing

George Melford

Bailiff (Uncredited)

George Melford
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Harold Miller

Lynn's Lawyer (Uncredited)

Harold Miller
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Hans Moebus

Lawyer (Uncredited)

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Eugene Borden

Headwaiter (Uncredited)

Eugene Borden
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Raymond Gray

Waiter (Uncredited)

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Arthur J. Flaven

Waiter (Uncredited)

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Jack Deery

Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

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Don Kohler

Ship's Officer (Uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Ship's Cocktail Waiter (Uncredited)

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Alex Ball

Ship's Passenger (Uncredited)

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Herbert Lytton

Ship's Doctor (Uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
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Bert Stevens

Ship's Headwaiter (Uncredited)

Bert Stevens
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Charles Tannen

Detective (Uncredited)

Charles Tannen
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Bernard Sell

Detective (Uncredited)

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Julian Upton

Detective (Uncredited)

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Guy Kingsford

Detective (Uncredited)

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Herbert Ellis

Detective (Uncredited)

Herbert Ellis
Acting

Ray Hyke

Hospital Pharmacist (Uncredited)

Ray Hyke
Acting

Aline Towne

Hospital File Clerk (Uncredited)

Aline Towne
Acting

Marjorie Stapp

Nurse (Uncredited)

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Sally Yarnell

Nurse (Uncredited)

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Pamela Duncan

Nurse (Uncredited)

Pamela Duncan

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