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Roses Are Red (1947)

1947 · Feature film · 66 min · dir. James Tinling

... with the Heart-Blood of Murder!

  • Drama
  • Crime

Synopsis

This script rode in right off of the range that had been ridden at least twice by Tim McCoy at Columbia. Writer Elmam did little other than moving it from a Western to a big-town Eastern. Don Castle plays a newly-elected district attorney but, just before he takes office, the town's crooked political boss (Edward Keane) has his henchies (including Jeff Chandler)kidnap him with intentions of replacing him with an ex-convict(Don Castle in a dual role) who is his exact double. While the D.A.'s…

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Details

Director
James Tinling
Writer
Irving Elman
Composer
Rudy Schrager
Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline
Studio
Sol M. Wurtzel Productions
Released
1947-11-10
Running time
66 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Not a bad story. · Kodachrome · 2012-11-03

As mentioned by the previous reviewer, aside from some minor holes in the plot, none large enough to drive a truck through, this is a fairly decent movie.

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