Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
- Starring:
- Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fritz Lang
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
Synopsis of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Crusading publisher Austin Spenser (Sidney Blackmer) wants to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence. Spencer talks his prospective son-in-law Tom Garrett (Dana Andrews) into participating in a hoax, the better to expose the alleged ineptitude of conviction-happy DA (Philip Bourneuf). Tom will plant clues indicating that he is the murderer of a nightclub dancer, then stand trial for murder; just as the jury reaches its inevitable guilty verdict, Spencer will step forth to reveal the set-up and humiliate the DA. Somewhat surprisingly, Tom eagerly agrees to this subterfuge. Unfortunately, an unforeseen event renders their perfectly formed scheme useless. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt was the last American film of director Fritz Lang. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- Dana Andrews - Tom Garrett
- Sidney Blackmer - Austin Spencer
- Philip Bourneuf - Thompson
- Shepperd Strudwick - Wilson
- Robin Raymond - Terry Larue
- Dan Seymour - Greco
- Joyce Taylor - Joan
- Trudy Wroe - Hatcheck Girl
- Charles Evans - Governor
- Baynes Barron - Higgens
- Tony DeMario - Doctor
- Eric Wilton - Clergyman
- Harry Strang - Warden
- Joey Ray - Eddie
- Dorothy Gordon - Secretary
- Myron Cook - Reporter
- Larry Barton - Customer
- Joan Fontaine - Susan Spencer
- Barbara Nichols - Dolly Moore
- Arthur Franz - Hale
- Edward Binns - Lt. Kennedy
- William Leicester - Charlie Miller
- Rusty Lane - Judge
- Carleton Young - Kirk
- Joe Kirk - Clerk
- Wendell Niles - Announcer
- Carl Sklover - Taxi Driver;Photographer
- Frank Mitchell - Waiter
- Ralph Volkie - Photographer
- Jeffrey Sayre - Foreman of Jury
- Benny Burt - Reporter
- Dorothy Ford - Blonde
- William Boyett - Staff
- Director(s):
- Fritz Lang
- Writer(s):
- Douglas Morrow
- Producer(s):
- Bert E. Friedlob
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
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