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Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
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Cast
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Edmond O'Brien
Frank Bigelow
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pamela Britton
Paula Gibson
Known for
Anchors Aweigh
Luther Adler
Majak
Known for
Absence of Malice
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Beverly Garland
Miss Foster
Known for
The Alligator People
Not of This Earth
Lynn Baggett
Mrs. Philips
Known for
The Flame and the Arrow
The Time of Their Lives
William Ching
Halliday
Known for
In a Lonely Place
Pat and Mike
Henry Hart
Stanley Philips
Neville Brand
Chester
Known for
Eaten Alive
Birdman of Alcatraz
Laurette Luez
Marla Rakubian
Known for
Unfaithfully Yours
Jess Kirkpatrick
Sam
Also in
The Captive City
The Judge
Cay Forester
Sue
Also in
Five Minutes to Live
Violence
Frank Jaquet
Dr. Matson
Known for
Ace in the Hole
Rudolph Maté Director · Russell Rouse Screenplay Clarence Greene Screenplay
United States release April 21, 1950 · Produced in United States · Production Harry Popkin Productions, United Artists
Production
Cardinal Pictures
Production
Harry Popkin Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · December 23, 1949
Theatrical
United States · April 21, 1950
Theatrical
United States
December 23, 1949 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
Sweden
September 17, 1950 · Theatrical
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