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A man dreams he committed murder, then begins to suspect it was real.A man dreams he committed murder, then begins to suspect it was real.A man dreams he committed murder, then begins to suspect it was real.
Jeff York
- Deputy Torrence
- (as Jeff Yorke)
Joey Ray
- Contractor
- (scenes deleted)
Loyette Thomson
- Waitress
- (scenes deleted)
Gladys Blake
- Bank Clerk
- (uncredited)
Jack Collins
- Man
- (uncredited)
Leander De Cordova
- Man
- (uncredited)
Christian Drake
- Elevator Operator
- (uncredited)
Stanley Farrar
- Bank Patron
- (uncredited)
Julia Faye
- Rental Home Owner
- (uncredited)
John Harmon
- Clyde Bilyou
- (uncredited)
Michael Harvey
- Bob Clune
- (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
- Man with Packages in Elevator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe film marked Maxwell Shane's directorial debut, and the feature film debut of DeForest Kelley (1920--1999), a prolific character actor in both motion pictures and television who was best known for his role as "Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy" on the television series Star Trek and its subsequent feature film adaptations.
- GoofsWhen Vince Grayson is ordered by Belknap to write his suicide note, he misspells Belknap as "Belnap", leaving out the "k".
- Quotes
Vince Grayson: I've got an honest man's conscience... in a murderer's body.
- Crazy creditsAuthor Cornell Woolrich is billed as "William Irish", one of his regular magazine pseudonyms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Carolina (2003)
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great example of what can be done in cinema with just a bit of imagination and a decent story
Very decent noir thriller that is just that little bit different. Difficult to describe without giving everything away and I have to say that at a certain point about two thirds into the movie, I guessed what was going on. I doubt views in the 40s did though and this remains a most unusual movie with some very real scary moments. Not a lot or tearaway action but plenty of mind games and surreal goings on. The opening is spellbinding and an absolute thrill, the acting with DeForest Kelley and Paul Kelly is fine, even if the latter struggles now and again in what is a very difficult role. Clearly made for nothing, written and directed by Shane, this is a great example of what can be done in cinema with just a bit of imagination and a decent story.
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- Apr 7, 2009
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- Also known as
- And So Scared to Death
- Filming locations
- 1203 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Commodore Hotel)
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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