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James M. Cain's tale of a money-hungry woman who manipulates an insurance salesman into becoming an accomplice in her husband's murder. Best Picture Oscar nominee!
Original Release
04/24/1944
US Release
06/14/1944
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred MacMurray | Walter Neff |
Barbara Stanwyck | Phyllis Dietrichson |
Edward G. Robinson | Barton Keyes |
Porter Hall | Mr. Jackson |
Jean Heather | Lola Dietrichson |
Tom Powers | Mr. Dietrichson |
Byron Barr | Nino Zachetti |
Richard Gaines | Mr. Norton / Edward S. Norton Jr. |
Fortunio Bonanova | Sam Gorlopis / Sam Garlopis |
John Philliber | Joe Pete / Joe Peters |
Directors
Writers
Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder, James M. Cain
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred MacMurray | Walter Neff |
Barbara Stanwyck | Phyllis Dietrichson |
Edward G. Robinson | Barton Keyes |
Porter Hall | Mr. Jackson |
Jean Heather | Lola Dietrichson |
Tom Powers | Mr. Dietrichson |
Byron Barr | Nino Zachetti |
Richard Gaines | Mr. Norton / Edward S. Norton Jr. |
Fortunio Bonanova | Sam Gorlopis / Sam Garlopis |
John Philliber | Joe Pete / Joe Peters |
Lev Abramov | Stage Hand |
James Adamson | Pullman Porter |
John Berry | Bit Part |
Edmund Cobb | Train Conductor |
Kernan Cripps | Conductor |
Betty Farrington | Nettie - Dietrichsons' Maid |
Bess Flowers | Norton's Secretary |
Mona Freeman | Secretary |
Harold Garrison | Redcap |
Eddie Hall | Man in Drug Store |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
Joseph Sistrom | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1945 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1945 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1945 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1945 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
1945 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1945 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
1945 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |