Manhandled (1949)
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50% of users liked it
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Produced by Paramount's Pine-Thomas unit, Manhandled is a no-nonsense film noir with a well-chosen cast. Small-time hoodlum Karl Benson (Dan Duryea) uses and abuses several innocent people in his efforts to get ahead. Among Benson's victims is Merl Kramer (Dorothy Lamour), who doesn't… More Produced by Paramount's Pine-Thomas unit, Manhandled is a no-nonsense film noir with a well-chosen cast. Small-time hoodlum Karl Benson (Dan Duryea) uses and abuses several innocent people in his efforts to get ahead. Among Benson's victims is Merl Kramer (Dorothy Lamour), who doesn't find out about her boyfriend's perfidy until it's almost too late. Sterling Hayden co-stars as insurance investigator Joe Cooper, who likewise exploits poor Merl, albeit for a good cause: Cooper is on the trail of some missing jewels. A subplot involves a married couple (Irene Hervey and Alan Napier) and the wife's would-be lover (Phillip Reed). Manhandled's level of tension never lets up, not even in its final scenes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lewis R. Foster
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 25, 1949 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Unassuming but preposterous B-film crime thriller.
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Cast
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Dorothy Lamour
as Merl Kramer
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Sterling Hayden
as Joe Cooper
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Dan Duryea
as Karl Benson
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Irene Hervey
as Mrs Alton Bennet
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Phillip Reed
as Guy Bayard
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Harold Vermilyea
as Dr. Redman
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Alan Napier
as Mr. Alton Bennet
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Art Smith
as Detective Lt. Dawson
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Irving Bacon
as Sgt. Fayle
