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The Tattered Dress (1957)

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The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jack Arnold
  • Profile picture of Jeff Chandler
    James Gordon Blane Jeff Chandler
  • Profile picture of Jeanne Crain
    Diane Blane Jeanne Crain
  • Profile picture of Jack Carson
    Sheriff Nick Hoak Jack Carson
  • Profile picture of Gail Russell
    Carol Morrow Gail Russell
  • Profile picture of Elaine Stewart
    Charleen Reston Elaine Stewart
  • Profile picture of George Tobias
    Billy Giles George Tobias
  • Profile picture of Edward Andrews
    Lester Rawlings Edward Andrews
  • Profile picture of Phillip Reed
    Michael Reston Phillip Reed

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