Directed by:
Joseph L. MankiewiczCinematography:
Norbert BrodineComposer:
David ButtolphCast:
John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Josephine Hutchinson, Fritz Kortner, Margo Woode, John Ireland, Whit Bissell, Morris Carnovsky, Harry Morgan (more)Plots(1)
George Taylor (John Hodiak) is a soldier who returns from the war after a grenade left him alive but without his memory. All he has to go on is his name and a letter from an old girlfriend, informing him of how much she hates him. Taylor sets about attempting to locate his lost identity, finding a note informing him that his "friend" George Cravat has deposited $5,000 to his account. When Taylor goes to claim it, he triggers a stream of encounters with people who he has apparently double-crossed in some way, but enlists the aid of a sympathetic cabaret singer who knew his former girlfriend. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Fred Aldrich
USA
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Clancy Cooper
USA
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Philip Van Zandt
Netherlands
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Richard Benedict
Italy
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Louis Mason
USA
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Nancy Guild
USA
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Charles Marsh
USA
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Lou Nova
USA
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Charles Arnt
USA
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