JIGSAW(1949)
In the set: 100 Greatest Mystery Classics
Some pretty big names in this in really small roles:
Burgess Meridith, John Garfield, Henry Fonda & Marlene
Dietrich! Basic story is one that's really relevent today:
bigotry and hatred being feuled by hate groups and one
man fighting against the culprits! Only problem is, he
rousted up the wrong people and got killed! This gets
Howard Malloy on the trail of who's causing all the hate! C+
A review from IMDb.com:
** 1/2 (out of four)
After his reporter friend is murdered, a D.A. goes
off looking for the killers. Once again, the 1940's
delivered all sorts of gems within the noir genre.
This film here has quite a good reputation but
I personally found it to be quite slow and boring
in spots. The performances are all good but the
director isn't able to get much out of the story
and in the end nothing makes too much sense.
Seeing stars like John Garfield and Henry Fonda
is always great but their cameos add very little
to the film.
Available on DVD through various PD companies. - Michael_Elliott
Franchot Tone ... Howard Malloy
Jean Wallace ... Barbara Whitfield
Myron McCormick ... Charles Riggs
Marc Lawrence ... Angelo Agostini
Winifred Lenihan ... Mrs. Hartley
Doe Avedon ... Caroline Riggs (as Betty Harper)
Hedley Rainnie ... Sigmund Kosterich
Walter Vaughn ... District Attorney Walker
George Breen ... Knuckles
Robert Gist ... Tommy Quigley
Hester Sondergaard ... Mrs. Borg
Luella Gear ... Pet Shop Owner
Alexander Campbell ... Pemberton
Robert Noe ... Waldron
Alexander Lockwood ... Nichols
Ken Smith ... Wylie
Alan MacAteer ... Museum Guard
Manuel Aparicio ... Warehouse Guard
Brainerd Duffield ... Butler
Marlene Dietrich ... Nightclub Patron (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
Henry Fonda ... Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Brenda Frazier ... Nightclub Patron (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
John Garfield ... Loafer with Newspaper (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
Marsha Hunt ... Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
Leonard Lyons ... Newspaper Columnist (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
Fletcher Markle ... Nightclub Patron (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
Burgess Meredith ... Jack - Bartender (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
Everett Sloane ... Sam the Milkman (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
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