The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 4, 1949

Cleve Marshall is an assistant district attorney who falls for the shadowy Thelma Jordon. With her sordid past -- and her relationship with thief Tony Laredo kept secret from the married attorney, Jordon seduces the easily swayed Marshall, and uses him to cover up her misdeeds. When Jordon becomes the prime suspect for the murder of her wealthy aunt, she turns to Marshall, who goes to great lengths to clear her name.

The File on Thelma Jordon

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 4, 1949

The File on Thelma Jordon
Cleve Marshall is an assistant district attorney who falls for the shadowy Thelma Jordon. With her sordid past -- and her relationship with thief Tony Laredo kept secret from the married attorney, Jordon seduces the easily swayed Marshall, and uses him to cover up her misdeeds. When Jordon becomes the prime suspect for the murder of her wealthy aunt, she turns to Marshall, who goes to great lengths to clear her name.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Paramount, Hal Wallis Productions
Original title The File on Thelma Jordon
Directors Irving Cooper, Irving H. Cooper, Francisco Day, Robert Siodmak
Writers Marty Holland, Ketti Frings

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

as Thelma Jordon

Wendell Corey

as Cleve Marshall

Paul Kelly

as Miles Scott

Joan Tetzel

as Pamela Blackwell Marshall

Stanley Ridges

as Kingsley Willis

Richard Rober

as Tony Laredo

Minor Watson

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Barry Kelley

as District Attorney William Pierce

Kasey Rogers

as Dolly - Cleve's Secretary

Basil Ruysdael

as Judge Jonathan David Hancock

Jane Novak

as Mrs. Blackwell

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Aunt Vera Edwards

Harry Antrim

as Sidney

Theresa Harris

as Esther

Byron Barr

as McCary

Geraldine Wall

as Matron

Jonathan Corey

as Timmy Marshall

Robin Corey

as Joan Marshall

Bess Flowers

as Dinner Party Guest (Uncredited)

Nick Cravat

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Eric Alden

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

as Juror (Uncredited)

Rodney Bell

as Withers (Uncredited)

Eddie Borden

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Ethel Bryant

as Deputy (Uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

as Chase (Uncredited)

John Cortay

as Deputy Sheriff (Uncredited)

Jim Davies

as Bailiff (Uncredited)

Helen Dickson

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Dot Farley

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Mary Gordon

as Charwoman (Uncredited)

William Hamel

as Newsman (Uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Lew Harvey

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Art Howard

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Virginia Hunter

as Pierce's Secretary (Uncredited)

Jerry James

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Geraldine Jordan

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Nolan Leary

as Court Clerk (Uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

as Porter (Uncredited)

William Meader

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Walter Merrill

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Ottola Nesmith

as Mrs. Asher (Uncredited)

Garry Owen

as Bailiff (Uncredited)

Eddie Parks

as Club Proprietor (Uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Chauffeur (Uncredited)

Ezelle Poule

as Woman (Uncredited)

Jack Roberts

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Stephen Roberts

as Jury Foreman (Uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Defense Aide (Uncredited)

Harry Templeton

as Newsman (Uncredited)

Kenneth Tobey

as Police Photographer (Uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Lynn Whitney

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Michael Ann Barrett

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Fairy Cunningham

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Caroline Fitzharris

as Cook's Daughter (Uncredited)

Howard Gardiner

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Bill Hawes

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Lorno Jordon

as Woman (Uncredited)

Dorothy Klewer

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)