Witness to Murder
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| Witness to Murder | |
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 Witness to Murder movie poster |
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| Directed by | Roy Rowland |
| Produced by | Chester Erskine |
| Written by | Chester Erskine |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck George Sanders |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | April 15, 1954 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Language | English |
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Witness to Murder is a 1954 suspense film starring Barbara Stanwyck.
[edit] Plot
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A woman, while looking out her bedroom window, witnesses a young woman being strangled to death. The woman reports the killing to the police, but no one believes her. In fact, the body can't even be found. The killer, an ex-Nazi, sets up the woman to make her seem insane and she's locked up. After serving time in a mental institution, the woman is finally released and confronts the killer.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Barbara Stanwyck | Cheryl Draper |
| George Sanders | Albert Richter |
| Gary Merrill | Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews |
| Jesse White | Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent |
| Harry Shannon | Police Capt. Donnelly |
