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An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge and Geraldine Brooks. [2] It was based on a novel by the Austrian writer Ernst Lothar. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
An Act of Murder: Directed by Michael Gordon. With Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks. A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer.
Jun 17, 2014 · In the Pennsylvania court of Calvin Cooke, a rigid "letter-of-the-law" judge, attorney David Douglas loses a murder trial when he fails to prove that the accused's state-of-mind is critical in determining guilt. Unknown to Calvin, David, whom the judge dislikes because of his liberal interpretation of the law, is dating his daughter Ellie.
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An Act of Murder. A lawyer (Edmond O'Brien) defends a judge (Fredric March) who drove his terminally ill wife (Florence Eldridge) off a cliff and then turned himself in.
- Drama
"Act of Murder" is a beautifully made movie, heart-wrenching and powerful, nominated for the Grand Prize at Cannes in 1948. The camera work by Hal Mohr is exceptional. As Catherine's and Calvin's world becomes darker and darker, we see it.
Nov 14, 2016 · Calvin Cooke (March), a no-nonsense judge in a small Pennsylvania town, finds his thoughts turning to end the life of his beloved wife Cathy (Florence Eldridge) when he learns that she has an incurable disease and is suffering from unbearable pain.
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An Act of Murder is a really involving crime drama, which is more moral conundrum via soap opera, than dark hearted noir. There is something rather Hitchcockian about the whole structure, if not the morality. It feels like a prestige picture, though a brief one at 90 mins.
A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife’s terminal cancer.
Overview. A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering. Michael Gordon. Ernst Lothar. Robert Thoeren. Michael Blankfort.
