Mystery ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1953 · 1h 17m

A Blueprint for Murder

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Director
Andrew L. Stone
Cast
Joseph Cotten as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron Jean Peters as Lynn Cameron Gary Merrill as Fred Sargent Catherine McLeod as Maggie Sargent Jack Kruschen as Harold Y. Cole Barney Phillips as Detective Captain Pringle
Crew
Leo Tover — Director of Photography William B. Murphy — Editor Leigh Harline — Original Music Composer Andrew L. Stone — Screenplay Michael Abel — Producer
Tagline

He kissed her into the most sacred confession a woman can make!

Synopsis

Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.

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Mood & Themes
cruisefilm noirpoisoning
Key Collaborators
Andrew L. Stone Director Leo Tover Director of Photography William B. Murphy Editor Leigh Harline Original Music Composer Andrew L. Stone Screenplay Michael Abel Producer
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