Guilty Bystander

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Guilty Bystander
Directed by Joseph Lerner
Produced by Rex Carlton
Joseph Lerner
Written by Don Ettlinger
Wade Miller (novel)
Starring Zachary Scott
Faye Emerson
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Gerald Hirschfeld
Distributed by Film Classics Inc.
Release date(s) April 20, 1950 (New York City)
Running time 91 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

Guilty Bystander is a 1950 independent film production, considered film noir, starring Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. The film was the last film appearance for character actor Mary Boland.

[edit] Reaction

Bosley Crowther, writing for the New York Times, calls Guilty Bystander's plot as average but notes "... the slow, sultry, steaming sadism that is usually standard in this type of film is rather effectively accomplished. The photography is full of heavy moods. And some of the melodramatic action, such as a chase in the subway, is good." [1]

[edit] Featured cast

Actor Role
Zachary Scott Max Thursday
Faye Emerson Georgia
Mary Boland Smitty
Sam Levene Captain Tonetti
J. Edward Bromberg Varkas