Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

80 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Sept. 13, 1956

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

80 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Sept. 13, 1956

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers RKO Radio Pictures, Bert E. Friedlob Productions
Original title Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Directors Fritz Lang
Writers Douglas Morrow

Cast

Dana Andrews

as Tom Garrett

Joan Fontaine

as Susan Spencer

Sidney Blackmer

as Austin Spencer

Arthur Franz

as Bob Hale

Philip Bourneuf

as Roy Thompson

Edward Binns

as Lt. Kennedy

Shepperd Strudwick

as Jonathan Wilson

Robin Raymond

as Terry Larue

Barbara Nichols

as Dolly Moore

William F. Leicester

as Charlie Miller

Dan Seymour

as Greco

Rusty Lane

as Judge

Joyce Taylor

as Joan Williams

Carleton Young

as Allan Kirk

Trudy Wroe

as Hatcheck girl

Joe Kirk

as Clothing Store Clerk

John George

as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Wendell Niles

as Announcer

Charles Evans

as Governor