The Accused (1948)
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75% of users liked it
(54 ratings)
The Accused is a mystery melodrama with a predictable plot involving blackmail, attempted rape and murder. Loretta Young stars as Wilma Tuttle, a prim and proper college professor who unwittingly arouses the libido of student Bill Perry (Douglas Dick). When Perry tries to rape Wilma under cover of… More The Accused is a mystery melodrama with a predictable plot involving blackmail, attempted rape and murder. Loretta Young stars as Wilma Tuttle, a prim and proper college professor who unwittingly arouses the libido of student Bill Perry (Douglas Dick). When Perry tries to rape Wilma under cover of darkness, she beats him to death with a tire iron. Appalled by her own rash behavior, she tries to cover up her crime by making it seem as though Perry was killed while diving into the sea from a precipitous cliff. But as she follows the police investigation of Perry's death, Wilma realizes that she'll never be able to escape the prison of her own conscience -- especially when she falls in love with Warren Ford (Robert Cummings), the dead boy's guardian. Wendell Corey delivers the film's best performance as a quietly efficient homicide lieutenant who suspects that Wilma knows more than she's letting on. The Accused was adapted by Ketti Frings from the novel by June Truesdell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Dieterle
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 14, 1949 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dour and rather dullish but well-acted psychological crime drama.
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Cast
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Loretta Young
as Wilma Tuttle
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Robert Cummings
as Warren Ford
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Wendell Corey
as Lt. Ted Dorgan
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Sam Jaffe
as Dr. Romley
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Douglas Dick
as Bill Perry
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Sara Allgood
as Mrs. Conner
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Suzanne Dalbert
as Susan Duval
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George Spaulding
as Dean Rhodes
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Mickey Knox
as Jack Hunter
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Francis Pierlot
as Dr. Vinson
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Ann Doran
as Miss Rice
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Carole Mathews
as Waitress
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Billy Mauch
as Harry Brice
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Eric Alden
as Detective
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Gladys Blake
as Woman
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Douglas Carter Beane
as Detective
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Edward Clark
as Professor
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Frank Darien
as Jerry
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Al Ferguson
as Judge
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Joe Gray
as Abe Comar (fighter)
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John Indrisano
as Referee
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Nolan Leary
as Coroner
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Joe McTurk
as Man
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Ralph Montgomery
as Newsman
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Bert Moorhouse
as Prosecutor
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Irene Ryan
as Boxing fan
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Sally Shepherd
as Tea Room hostess
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Henry Travers
as Romley's assistant
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Josephine Whittell
as Dean's secretary
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John Bishop
as Detective
