An Act of Murder (1948)
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In this provocative drama, a stern hard-liner judge commits euthanasia to save his terminally ill wife from further suffering. He decides to kill her by driving the both of them off a cliff. He succeeds in ending her pain, but unfortunately he survives and ends up turning himself in with a full confession. Now it is up to his brilliant lawyer to defend him. He not only justifies the old judge's actions, he also proves that the wife took a fatal dose of poison before getting in the car; therefore she committed suicide. The judge is freed and returns to his courtroom where he oversees his cases with considerably more sympathy and understanding than he did before. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Fredric March - Judge Calvin Cooke
- Florence Eldridge - Catherine Cooke
- Stanley Ridges - Dr. Walter Morrison
- Frederic Tozere - Charles Dayton
- Virginia Brissac - Mrs. Russell
- Mary Servoss - Julia
- Clarence Muse - Mr. Pope
- Ray Teal
- Edmond O'Brien - David Douglas
- Geraldine Brooks - Ellie Cooke
- John McIntire - Judge Ogden
- Will Wright - Judge Jim Wilder
- Francis McDonald - Mr. Russell
- Don Beddoe - Pearson
- Paul E. Burns
- Director(s):
- Michael Gordon
- Writer(s):
- Robert Thoeren, Michael Blankfort
- Producer(s):
- Jerry Bresler
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