The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
Lee J. Cobb stars as Ed Cullen, a San Francisco police lieutenant, embroiled in a clandestine romance with married socialite Lois Frazer (Jane Wyatt). When Lois kills her husband Howard (Harlan Warde), the flustered Cullen vows to cover for her. He arranges the evidence to suggest that Howard was shot during a robbery. Things get sticky when Cullen is assigned to investigate the case, together with his more honest younger brother Andy (John Dall). How can Cullen escape detection without destroying his brother's standing with the force? Man Who Cheated Himself is worth seeing if only to watch Jane Wyatt play against her established screen image. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lee J. Cobb, John Dall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Felix E. Feist
Synopsis of The Man Who Cheated Himself
Lee J. Cobb stars as Ed Cullen, a San Francisco police lieutenant, embroiled in a clandestine romance with married socialite Lois Frazer (Jane Wyatt). When Lois kills her husband Howard (Harlan Warde), the flustered Cullen vows to cover for her. He arranges the evidence to suggest that Howard was shot during a robbery. Things get sticky when Cullen is assigned to investigate the case, together with his more honest younger brother Andy (John Dall). How can Cullen escape detection without destroying his brother's standing with the force? Man Who Cheated Himself is worth seeing if only to watch Jane Wyatt play against her established screen image. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Man Who Cheated Himself
- Lee J. Cobb - Ed Cullen
- Jane Wyatt - Lois Frazer
- Alan Wells - Nito Capa
- Tito Vuolo - Pietro Capa
- Charles Arnt - Mr. Quimby
- Bud Wolfe - Blair
- Howard Negley - Olson
- Gordon Richards - Butler
- Mario Siletti - Machetti
- John Dall - Andy Cullen
- Lisa Howard - Janet
- Harlan Warde - Howard Frazer
- Mimi Aguglia - Mrs. Capa
- Marjorie Bennett - Mrs. Quimby
- Morgan Farley - Rushton
- William Gould - Medical Examiner
- Terry Frost - Detective
- Charles Victor - Attorney
- Director(s):
- Felix E. Feist
- Writer(s):
- Seton Miller, Philip MacDonald
- Producer(s):
- Jack M. Warner
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