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The Scarf (1951)

1951 · Feature film · 93 min · dir. Ewald André Dupont

They had nothing to lose but life...and they knew how cheap that was!

  • Drama
  • film noir
  • Thriller

Synopsis

A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the scarf she was wearing.

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Details

Director
Ewald André Dupont
Writer
Isadore Goldsmith
Composer
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Studio
Gloria Productions Inc.
Released
1951-04-06
Running time
93 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · John's Best · BornBohemian · 2023-06-26

This was a good movie, and, although it has the quick ending typical of the era, which also becomes predictable along the way, it didn't take anything from the film's enjoyment. Ireland's films are mixed "b" and feature film, in the latter he's often a supporting actor but this one is the best I've seen of him as a lead man, partly due I suppose, to the quality of the films production, and no doubt, his abilities and performance! But, that old codger now, who I'm guessing to be John Barton, leaving Mercedes mcCambridge to be the girl(?), anyhow, Barton, who was also in "Treasure of the Sierra…

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