Overview:
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.| Status: | Released (1949-12-23) |
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| Awards: | 1 win |
| Screen: | Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene |
| Productions: | Cardinal Pictures, Harry Popkin Productions, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 8254: Edmond O'Brien - Frank Bigelow
- 34516: Pamela Britton - Paula Gibson
- 55821: Luther Adler - Majak
- 83987: Beverly Garland - Miss Foster
- 83988: Lynn Baggett - Mrs. Philips
- 81183: William Ching - Halliday
- 83989: Henry Hart - Stanley Philips
Crews
- 11593: Rudolph Maté - Director - Directing
- 89913: Leo C. Popkin - Producer - Production
- 4082: Dimitri Tiomkin - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9103: Ernest Laszlo - Director of Photography - Camera
- 161267: Arthur H. Nadel - Editor - Editing
- 58861: Russell Rouse - Screenplay - Writing
- 58862: Clarence Greene - Screenplay - Writing
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Edmond O'Brien is one of my favourite actors of the period, and if you need any startling evidence of why, just check out his performance here in Rudolph Mate's heartily original noir-shocker, 'D.O.A.'. Another great reason to check the film out, the Polish-born director, made a smoo ....
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"I was to report a murder"... "Whose?"..."Mine!"... Edmond O'Brien is cracking in this dark and atmospherically paced thriller about a man who discovers that he has been deliberately poisoned by luminous toxin and may only have a few hours/days/weeks left to live. He can't understand ....
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