film noir,capital punishment,incriminate

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

Poster for Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R !

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

Cast & Crew

Director
Fritz Lang
  • Profile picture of Dana Andrews
    Tom Garrett Dana Andrews
  • Profile picture of Joan Fontaine
    Susan Spencer Joan Fontaine
  • Profile picture of Sidney Blackmer
    Austin Spencer Sidney Blackmer
  • Profile picture of Arthur Franz
    Bob Hale Arthur Franz
  • Profile picture of Philip Bourneuf
    Roy Thompson Philip Bourneuf
  • Profile picture of Edward Binns
    Lt. Kennedy Edward Binns
  • Profile picture of Shepperd Strudwick
    Jonathan Wilson Shepperd Strudwick
  • Profile picture of Robin Raymond
    Terry Larue Robin Raymond

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Keywords

  • film noir
  • capital punishment
  • incriminate