Manhandled.

A murder melodrama about a psychiatrist, his young secretary, an avaricious husband, an insurance investigator, and a ruthless private detective.

Writer Alton Bennet explains to psychiatrist Dr. Redman how he has nightmares about murdering his wife, Ruth, who owns very valuable jewels. Private eye, Karl Benson, steals the office keys of Redman's private secretary, Merl Kramer, who is then framed after Ruth is found murdered. Karl has planted some of the dead woman's jewels in Merl's apartment.

Credits

Cast
Dorothy Lamour, Dan Duryea, Sterling Hayden

Copyright

Complete catalog record
MANHANDLED. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 96 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a story by L. S. Goldsmith. Summary: A murder melodrama about a psychiatrist, his young secretary, an avaricious husband, an insurance investigator, and a ruthless private detective. Credits: Producers, William H. Pine, William C. Thomas; director, Lewis R. Foster; screenplay, Lewis R. Foster, Whitman Chambers; music score, Darrell Calker; film editor, Howard Smith. Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Dan Duryea, Sterling Hayden, Irene Hervey, Philip Reed. © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 10Jun49; LP2371.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q3203593 ↗ — country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright