Scene Of The Crime, Scene Of The Crime, DVD
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Allen Mathews, Allen Ray, Andre Previn, Anthony Caruso, Anthony Merrill, Arlene Dahl, Bette Arlen, Billy Dix, Billy Snyder, Caleb Peterson, Cameron Grant, Charles Regan, Charles Schnee, Charles Wagenheim, Don Haggerty, Donald Woods, Douglas Carter, Eddie Foster, Erin Selwyn, Erno Verebes, Forrest Taylor, Fred Murray, G. Pat Collins, George Magrill, Gloria de Haven, Gloria DeHaven, Gregg Barton, Guy Kingsford, Harris Brown, Harry Rapf, Jack Shea, James R. Scott, Jean Carter, Jeffrey Sayre, Jerome Cowan, Jim Drum, Jimmy Dundee, John McIntire, John McKee, John Phillips, Leon Ames, Lucille Barkley, Mack Chandler, Margaret Bert, Mary Jane Smith, Michael Barrett, Michael Jordan, Mickey Kuhn, Mickey McCardle, Minerva Urecal, Mystery / Suspense, Norman Lloyd, Paul Fierro, Ralph Montgomery, Ray Bennett, Ray Teal, Richard Benedict, Richard Irving, Robert Gist, Robert Strong, Romo Vincent, Roy Rowland, Sally Feeney, Sam Finn, Scene Of The Crime, Thomas E. Breen, Tom Drake, Tom Helmore, Tom Powers, Van Johnson, Victor Paul, William Haade, William J. Tannen, William McCormick, William Phipps, Wilson Wood, Zon MurrayVan Johnson cracks heads and cases in this hardboiled crime thriller costarring Gloria DeHaven and Arlene Dahl, directed by Roy Rowland (The Girl Hunters) and written by Oscar-«-winner* Charles Schnee (They Live by Night). Assigned to investigate the murder of a plainclothes detective outside a bookie joint, homicide lieutenant Mike Conovan (Johnson) must also prove the cop was not on the take after $1,000 is found in his pocket. Following a slim set of clues, Conovan is beaten, shot and double-crossed as he sets out to catch a killer and clear the detective's name. A departure from M-G-M's usual glamor and glitz, Scene of the Crime was part of production head Dore Schary's effort to provide post-war audiences with grittier, more realistic entertainment. The film succeeded on all counts, returning a handsome profit to the studio and earning an Edgar-« nomination from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture. * Writing (Screenplay): The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952.