Edge of Doom (1950)

1950 · Feature film · 99 min · dir. Mark Robson

100 BREATH-TAKING MINUTES OF "EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT" SUSPENSE AND PULSE-POUNDING MYSTERY!

• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

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Synopsis

A poor and alienated young man (Farley Granger) who is driven to murder when a priest refuses to give is deceased mother an expensive funeral. The film explores the crippling poverty that has prevented the youth from marrying or providing his mother with enough comforts, and has led to his crime. Dana Andrews plays the compassionate assistant of the slain priest who brings about the tormented killer's repentance.

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Details

Director

Mark Robson

Writer

Charles Brackett

Composer

Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography

Harry Stradling Sr.

Studio

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Released

1950-08-03

Awards

1 win

Running time

99 minutes

Cast & crew

• Mark Robson Director
• Dana Andrews
• Farley Granger
• Joan Evans
• Robert Keith
• Paul Stewart
• Mala Powers
• Adele Jergens
• Harold Vermilyea

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