Framed (1947)
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50% of users liked it
(24 ratings)
A man down on his luck runs afoul of a beautiful but dangerous woman in this superior low-budget film noir. Mike Lambert (Glenn Ford), while trained as a mining engineer, has fallen on hard times and is driving a truck when his rig breaks down in a small town. He soon meets the seductive Paula Craig… More A man down on his luck runs afoul of a beautiful but dangerous woman in this superior low-budget film noir. Mike Lambert (Glenn Ford), while trained as a mining engineer, has fallen on hard times and is driving a truck when his rig breaks down in a small town. He soon meets the seductive Paula Craig (Janis Carter) at a cafe and is quickly drawn into her web of larceny. Paula encourages her lover, Stephen Price (Barry Sullivan), to rob the bank that he manages, then kills Stephen and takes the ill-gotten money. Paula confesses the killing to Mike and begs him to run away with her, claiming she murdered Price in a fit of passion while she was drunk. Mike considers her offer until he learns that his close friend Jeff Cunningham (Edgar Buchanan) has been accused of killing Stephen -- and that Paula intends to pin the robbery that Stephen committed on Mike. Femme Fatale Janis Carter originally studied to be a classical musician before her career as an actress took off, while Edgar Buchanan's big break would come 16 years down the road, when he was cast as "Uncle Joe" on the television series Petticoat Junction. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Wallace
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 25, 1947 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Richard Wallace directs a film noir that is more a character study than it is a puzzler.
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Cast
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Glenn Ford
as Mike Lambert
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Janis Carter
as Paula Craig
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Barry Sullivan
as Stephen Price
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Edgar Buchanan
as Jeff Cunningham
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Karen Morley
as Mrs. Price
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Jim Bannon
as Jack Woodworth
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Sid Tomack
as Bartender
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Paul E. Burns
as Assay Clerk
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Stanley Andrews
as Detective
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Walter S. Baldwin
as Assistant Manager
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Jack Baxley
as Bank Guard
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Eugene Borden
as Julio
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Al Bridge
as Judge
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Charles Cane
as Tri-City Trucking manager
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David Fresco
as Newsboy
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Nacho Galindo
as Crap Shooter
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Martin Garralaga
as Cafe janitor
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Fred Graff
as Bank Clerk
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Kenneth MacDonald
as Policeman
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Harry "Snub" Pollard
as Dishwasher
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Gene Roth
as Detective
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Harry Strang
as Jail Guard
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Cecil Weston
as Woman in jail
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Crane Whitley
as Policeman
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Margo Woode
as Jane Woodworth
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Robert Stevens
as Man in coffee shop
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Art Smith
as Desk Clerk
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Cy Malis
as Crap Shooter
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Mabel Smaney
as Fat Woman
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Michael Towne
as Boy in jail
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Lillian Wells
as Young Woman
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Barbara Woodell
as Miss Woodworth
