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The Tattered Dress (1957)

NR · 1957-03-14 · 1h 33m · EN
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The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly...

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Jack ArnoldDirectorGeorge ZuckermanWriter

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Jeff ChandlerJeff ChandlerJames Gordon BlaneJeanne CrainJeanne CrainDiane BlaneJack CarsonJack CarsonSheriff Nick HoakGail RussellGail RussellCarol MorrowElaine StewartElaine StewartCharleen RestonGeorge TobiasGeorge TobiasBilly GilesEdward AndrewsEdward AndrewsLester RawlingsPhillip ReedPhillip ReedMichael RestonEdward PlattEdward PlattRalph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt)Paul BirchPaul BirchProsecutor Frank MitchellAlexander LockwoodAlexander LockwoodPaul VernonEdwin JeromeEdwin JeromeJudge David L. Johnson

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CourtroomCrooked lawyerNoirFilm noir

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Genre affinityDrama · Crime · RomanceTheme affinityCourtroom · Crooked Lawyer · NoirMood preferenceRomanceVisual styleNoir · Film NoirDialogue densityDrama · CourtroomEmotional intensityRomance

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What is The Tattered Dress about?

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly...

How long is The Tattered Dress?

The Tattered Dress has a runtime of 93 minutes.