"I told you... you know nothing about wickedness"

1947

1h 27m

7.3(700 votes)

Mystery

Crime

Thriller

Overview

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

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Cast & Crew

65 members

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Rita Hayworth

Elsa Bannister

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Orson Welles

Michael O'Hara

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Everett Sloane

Arthur Bannister

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Glenn Anders

George Grisby

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Ted de Corsia

Sidney Broome

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Erskine Sanford

Judge

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Gus Schilling

Goldfish

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Carl Frank

District Attorney Galloway

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Louis Merrill

Jake Bjornsen

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Evelyn Ellis

Bessie

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Harry Shannon

Cab Driver

Production

William Alland

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jessie Arnold

Schoolteacher at Aquarium / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Wong Artarne

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Rama Bai

Townswomen (uncredited)

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Jack Baxley

Guard (uncredited)

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Steve Benton

Policeman (uncredited)

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Wong Chung

Li (uncredited)

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Eddie Coke

Policeman (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Al Eben

Policeman (uncredited)

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Edythe Elliott

Old Lady (uncredited)

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John Elliott

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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Charles Ferguson

Man in Courthouse (uncredited)

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Joseph Granby

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Alvin Hammer

Reporter (uncredited)

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Theresa Harris

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Maynard Holmes

Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Byron Kane

Reporter (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Policeman (uncredited)

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Grace Lem

Chinese Woman (uncredited)

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Charles Meakin

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Port Steward / Officer Peters (uncredited)

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Sam Nelson

Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)

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Mary Newton

Reporter (uncredited)

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Joe Palma

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Edward Peil Sr.

Guard (uncredited)

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Gerald Pierce

Waiter (uncredited)

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Joe Recht

Garage Attendant (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Woman (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Policeman (uncredited)

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Norman Thomson

Policeman (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Philip Van Zandt

Policeman / Thug (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vaughan

Old Woman (uncredited)

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Blackie Whiteford

Big Coke Drinker with Vest (uncredited)

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Richard Wilson

Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

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Raoul Freeman

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Sailor (uncredited)

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Vernon Cansino

Man (uncredited)

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Doris Chan

Chinese Girl (uncredited)

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George Chirello

Man (uncredited)

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Peter Cusanelli

Bartender (uncredited)

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Heenan Elliott

Guard (uncredited)

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Robert Gray

Reporter (uncredited)

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Preston Lee

Chinese Man (uncredited)

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Billy Louie

Chinese Girl (uncredited)

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Mike Morelli

Sailor (uncredited)

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Theresa Testa

Townswoman (uncredited)

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Eleanore Vogel

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Glen Walters

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Chalky Williams

Sailor (uncredited)

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Jean Wong

Ticket Seller (uncredited)

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Katherine Yorke

Pretty Woman (uncredited)

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