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Apology for Murder (1945)

Directed by Sam Newfield

Film Noir

Overview

Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman’s young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another businessman.

Length 67 minutes

Actors

Hugh Beaumont | Ann Savage | Charles D. Brown | Russell Hicks | Pierre Watkin | Budd Buster | Norman Willis | Elizabeth Valentine | George Sherwood | Sarah Padden | Eva Novak | Wheaton Chambers | Arch Hall Sr. | Henry Hall | Jack Perrin

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/18/2025TVStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Heh a poverty row remake of Double Indemnity…. And like that film, casts an against type leading man in Hugh Beaumont (Leave it to Beaver). This isn’t bad but rushes thru the plot points quickly. Ann Savage is a p vicious femme fatale.

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