The Tattered Dress
The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !
1957 · 1h 33m · N/A
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Jack Arnold
Overview
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.
Director and cast
- Jack Arnold Director
- Jeff Chandler as James Gordon Blane
- Jeanne Crain as Diane Blane
- Jack Carson as Sheriff Nick Hoak
- Gail Russell as Carol Morrow
- Elaine Stewart as Charleen Reston
- George Tobias as Billy Giles
- Edward Andrews as Lester Rawlings
- Phillip Reed as Michael Reston
- Edward Platt as Ralph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt)
- Paul Birch Cast
More films
Lonesome Jim (2005)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · R
After failing to find success as a writer in New York City, Jim slinks back to his family's home in the Midwest to lick his wounds. But his visit is quickly complicated when his angst spreads to his brother, Tim, who promptly decides to drive his car straight into a tree. Under the shadow of his sibling's injurious actions, Jim strikes...
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Director
- Steve Buscemi
- Cast
- Casey Affleck, Kevin Corrigan, Liv Tyler
Killer's Kiss (1955)
Crime · Drama · Thriller · Approved
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her ...
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast
- Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane
Riff-Raff (1947)
Adventure · Drama · Approved
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while he searches for a valuable map hidden in plain sight.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Director
- Ted Tetzlaff
- Cast
- Pat O'Brien, Anne Jeffreys, Walter Slezak
The Suspect (1945)
Crime · Drama · Thriller · Passed
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and ...
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Cast
- Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens
The Sellout (1952)
Crime · Drama · Approved
A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Director
- Gerald Mayer
- Cast
- Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members