The Clay Pigeon
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Written by | Carl Foreman |
| Starring | Bill Williams Barbara Hale Richard Quine |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Editing by | Samuel E. Beetley |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 29, 1949 |
| Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Clay Pigeon (1949) is a American drama film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Carl Foreman based on his own story. The drama features Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine, and others.[1]
The story is based on a true story.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells the story of Jim Fletcher (Williams), who had terrible experiences at a Japanese Prisoner of War camp. He was left with severe emotional problems.
He awakes from a coma at a naval hospital, and is told he's been accused of murder.
Fletcher is not quite certain of his guilt so he escapes from the hospital in search of his best friend, another ex-POW.
[edit] Cast
- Bill Williams as Jim Fletcher
- Barbara Hale as Martha Gregory
- Richard Quine as Ted Niles
- Richard Loo as Ken Tokoyama aka The Weasel
- Frank Fenton as Lt. Cmdr. Prentice
- Frank Wilcox as Navy Hospital Doctor
- Marya Marco as Mrs. Helen Minoto (as Mary Marco)
- Robert Bray as Gunsel Blake
- Martha Hyer as Miss Harwick, Wheeler's Receptionist
- Harold Landon as Blind Veteran
- James Craven as John Wheeler
- Grandon Rhodes as Naval Intelligence Agent Clark
[edit] Critical reception
Time Out film reviews wrote of the film, "Directed by Fleischer with tight, spare energy, although the implausible script and bland leading performances (with Hale as the dead friend's wife, initially hostile but soon losing her heart) make it much inferior to The Narrow Margin.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ The Clay Pigeon at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Time Out. Film reviews, 2008. Last accessed: February 16, 2008.
[edit] External links
- The Clay Pigeon at the Internet Movie Database.
- The Clay Pigeon at Allmovie.
- The Clay Pigeon at the TCM Movie Database.
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