D.O.A.

1949

1h 23m

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6.9/10

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Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.

Directors

Rudolph Maté

Writers

Russell Rouse(screenplay by)

Clarence Greene(screenplay by)

Russell Rouse(story by)

Stars

Edmond O'Brien

Pamela Britton

Luther Adler

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Frank Bigelow

Paula Gibson

Majak

Miss Foster

Mrs. Philips

Halliday

Stanley Philips

Chester

Marla Rakubian

Sam

Sue

Dr. Matson

Dr. Schaefer

Dr. MacDonald

Kitty

Dave

Nurse

Man in Hallway (uncredited)

Directors

Rudolph Maté

Writers

Russell Rouse(screenplay by)

Clarence Greene(screenplay by)

Russell Rouse(story by)

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7/10

"I was to report a murder"... "Whose?"..."Mine!"... Edmond O'Brien is cracking in this dark and atmospherically paced thriller about a man who discovers that he has been deliberately poisoned by luminous toxin and may only have a few hours/days/weeks left to live. He can't understand who would want to do this and sets out to find the culprits. Much of the story is recounted via his "deathbed" explanation to an unbelieving police squad room and it is superbly directed (by Rudolph Maté) with loads of twist and turns in the plot; a tension-building score and more than one potential candidate for villain. Pamela Britton "Paula" is also great as his albatross-like girlfriend who would long since have driven me to bathe in a tub of uranium and the rest of the cast, especially a truly sinister Neville Brand as "Chester" keep us interested right til the death...

Geronimo196709 Jul, 2022