The Man Who Cheated Himself.

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FilmPublisher number: 6349824 | KanopyPublisher: Flicker Alley, 1950Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Charles Arnt, Harlan Warde, Jane Wyatt, John Dall, Lee J. Cobb, Lisa Howard, Marjorie Bennett, Tito VuoloSummary: Blinded by love, homicide lieutenant Ed Cullen (Lee J. Cobb) goes to great lengths to cover up a murder. His coquettish girlfriend Lois (Jane Wyatt) has killed her scheming husband before he could bump her off. John Dall co-stars as Ed’s kid brother Andy, a rookie on the force who is determined to break his first big case. In the hard-boiled film noir tradition, reminiscent of the work of James M. Cain, greed, unstoppable sexual attraction, and betrayal set off a doomed course in which a femme fatale leads a once upstanding citizen down a dark path.

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Charles Arnt, Harlan Warde, Jane Wyatt, John Dall, Lee J. Cobb, Lisa Howard, Marjorie Bennett, Tito Vuolo

Originally produced by Flicker Alley in 1950.

Blinded by love, homicide lieutenant Ed Cullen (Lee J. Cobb) goes to great lengths to cover up a murder. His coquettish girlfriend Lois (Jane Wyatt) has killed her scheming husband before he could bump her off. John Dall co-stars as Ed’s kid brother Andy, a rookie on the force who is determined to break his first big case. In the hard-boiled film noir tradition, reminiscent of the work of James M. Cain, greed, unstoppable sexual attraction, and betrayal set off a doomed course in which a femme fatale leads a once upstanding citizen down a dark path.

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