Film and television

Back to movies

Film

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

  • 1956
  • TMDB 6.8/10
  • 1h 20m

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.

Watch film

Overview

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

  • Dana AndrewsTom Garrett
  • Joan FontaineSusan Spencer
  • Sidney BlackmerAustin Spencer
  • Arthur FranzBob Hale
  • Philip BourneufRoy Thompson
  • Edward BinnsLt. Kennedy
  • Shepperd StrudwickJonathan Wilson
  • Robin RaymondTerry Larue

Similar films