D.O.A.(1949)
In the set: 100 Greatest Mystery Classics
A review from IMDb.com:
One of the best film noir flicks of all-time
The pacing is good, acting top-rate and very
I just checked the IMDb Top 50 Film Noir films
What a great movie! O'Brien plays a man who's
been poisoned and there's no cure! He goes on
a hunt to find out the who/what/where/when/why
of it all!! A very good movie!! B+
(along with The Killers). DO NOT CONFUSE THIS
WITH THE REMAKE!! The film stars our unattractive
hero, O'Brien, as the man who has been poisoned
and is told he has only 24 hours to live. He
has no idea who did it and spends almost the
entire film tracking down the dirty rat that
done him in. It's amazing how many wonderful
noir films O'Brien appeared in over the years.
noir-ish, and it manages to pull so much out
of a very simple plot with minimal sets. In
other words, it gives a fantastic "bang for
the buck" and modern filmmakers would really
benefit from learning a lesson or two from DOA.
and for some odd reason this film is not listed.
How is this possible? - MartinHafer
Edmond O'Brien ... Frank Bigelow
Pamela Britton ... Paula Gibson
Luther Adler ... Majak
Beverly Garland ... Miss Foster (as Beverly Campbell)
Lynn Baggett ... Mrs. Philips
William Ching ... Halliday
Henry Hart ... Stanley Philips
Neville Brand ... Chester
Laurette Luez ... Marla Rakubian
Jess Kirkpatrick ... Sam
Cay Forester ... Sue (as Cay Forrester)
Frank Jaquet ... Dr. Matson (as Fred Jaquet)
Lawrence Dobkin ... Dr. Schaefer (as Larry Dobkin)
Frank Gerstle ... Dr. MacDonald
Carol Hughes ... Kitty
Michael Ross ... Dave
Donna Sanborn ... Nurse
Bill Baldwin ... St. Francis Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Teddy Buckner ... Club Trumpeter (uncredited)
Frank Cady ... Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
Jadie Carson ... Bandleader (uncredited)
Roy Engel ... Police Captain (uncredited)
Douglas Evans ... Eddie - Salesman on Phone (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Man at Fisherman Table (uncredited)
Shifty Henry ... Club Bassist (uncredited)
David Jansen ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Ray Laurie ... Club Pianist (uncredited)
Virginia Lee ... Jeanie (uncredited)
Peter Leeds ... Leo - Bartender (uncredited)
George Lynn ... Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Man in Hallway (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brian ... Jazz Fan (uncredited)
Jerry Paris ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Paul Picerni ... Assistant Photographer (uncredited)
Phillip Pine ... Angelo (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts ... Jane Carlyle (uncredited)
Van Streeter ... Club Saxophonist (uncredited)
Ivan Triesault ... Photographer (uncredited)
Beverly Warren ... Girl at Hotel Room Party (uncredited)
Cake Witchard ... Club Drummer (uncredited)
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