A Picture As Excitingly Different As Its Title!
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.
- 6.9
- 1949
- Released
- 1h 23m
Edmond O'Brien
Frank Bigelow
Pamela Britton
Paula Gibson
Luther Adler
Majak
Beverly Garland
Miss Foster
Lynn Baggett
Mrs. Philips
William Ching
Halliday
Henry Hart
Stanley Philips
Neville Brand
Chester
Laurette Luez
Marla Rakubian
Jess Kirkpatrick
Sam
Cay Forester
SueFrank Jaquet
Dr. Matson
Lawrence Dobkin
Dr. Schaefer
Frank Gerstle
Dr. MacDonald
Carol Hughes
Kitty
Michael Ross
DaveDonna Sanborn
Nurse
Harold Miller
Man in Hallway (uncredited)Sam Harris
Man at Fisherman Table (uncredited)
George Lynn
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Phillip Pine
Angelo (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
St. Francis Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Teddy Buckner
Club Trumpeter (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)Roy Engel
Police Captain (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
Eddie - Salesman on Phone (uncredited)Virginia Lee
Jeanie (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Leo - Bartender (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brian
Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Jerry Paris
Bellhop (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Jane Carlyle (uncredited)
Ivan Triesault
Photographer (uncredited)Beverly Warren
Girl at Hotel Room Party (uncredited)Jadie Carson
Bandleader (uncredited)Shifty Henry
Club Bassist (uncredited)David Jansen
Bellhop (uncredited)Ray Laurie
Club Pianist (uncredited)Van Streeter
Club Saxophonist (uncredited)Cake Witchard
Club Drummer (uncredited)
Released
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- #poison
- #jazz club
- #film noir
- #doctor
- #sadist
Reviews
"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 who would want to do this and sets out to find the culprits. Much of the story is recounted via his "deathbed" expl
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 smooth transition from being a great cinematographer, and this is probably his most shining triumph helming a picture.