Scene of the Crime (1949)
July 28, 1949Release Date
Scene of the Crime (1949)
July 28, 1949Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Van Johnson
Mike Conovan
Arlene Dahl
Gloria Conovan
Gloria DeHaven
Lili
Tom Drake
Det. 'C.C.' Gordon
Leon Ames
Capt. A.C. Forster
John McIntire
Det. Fred Piper
Donald Woods
Bob Herkimer
Norman Lloyd
Sleeper
Jerome Cowan
Arthur Webson
Tom Powers
Umpire Menafoe
Richard Benedict
Turk Kingby
Anthony Caruso
Tony Rutzo
Robert Gist
P.J. Pontiac
Romo Vincent
Hippo
Tom Helmore
Norrie Lorfield
Caleb Peterson
Loomis
William Haade
Lafe Douque
Lucille Barkley
Corinne (uncredited)
Robert Kern
Editor
Paul Vogel
Director of Photography
John Bartlow Martin
Story
André Previn
Original Music Composer
Roy Rowland
Director
Charles Schnee
Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 28, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
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Scene of the Crime is a 1949 American film noir directed by Roy Rowland, starring Van Johnson, and featuring Gloria DeHaven, Arlene Dahl, and Tom Drake. The film's screenplay, by Charles Schnee, is based on a non-fiction article by John Bartlow Martin, "Smashing the Bookie Gang Marauders". It was the only property sold by Martin to be made into a film. Scene of the Crime was producer Harry Rapf's last film of his thirty-plus year career; he died of a heart attack a week after principal photography for the film began.
According to film critic Dennis Schwartz: "[The film is one of] few film noirs attempted by MGM. It came when Dore Schary was the studio head and insisted on producing more realistic films. This is a transitional film from the 1930s gangster film and a forerunner of the modern day TV cop show. It preaches the credo that 'Crime Does Not Pay'."