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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1948-12-05
Languageen
Runtime1h 31m
Production

Universal International Pictures

6.9(22)
•1948•1h 31m

An Act of Murder

"Mercy or Murder? Can you condemn this man?"

CrimeDrama

Overview

A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.

Cinematography
Hal Mohr

Principal Cast

9 credited
Fredric March
Fredric MarchJudge Calvin Cooke
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'BrienDavid Douglas
Florence Eldridge
Florence EldridgeCatherine Cooke
Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine BrooksEllie Cooke
Stanley Ridges
Stanley RidgesDoctor Walter Morrison
John McIntire
John McIntireJudge Ogden
Will Wright
Will WrightJudge Jim Wilder
Virginia Brissac
Virginia BrissacMrs. Russell
Clarence Muse
Clarence MuseMr. Pope

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