The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Drama · Crime
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Film / 1957
The Tattered Dress
Directed by
Jack Arnold
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.
The story
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.
Cast
Jeff ChandlerJames Gordon Blane
Jeanne CrainDiane Blane
Jack CarsonSheriff Nick Hoak
Gail RussellCarol Morrow
Elaine StewartCharleen Reston
George TobiasBilly Giles
Edward AndrewsLester Rawlings
Phillip ReedMichael Reston
Edward PlattRalph Adams, Reporter
Paul BirchProsecutor Frank Mitchell
Alexander LockwoodPaul Vernon
Edwin JeromeJudge David L. Johnson
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William SchallertCourt Clerk
June McCallGirl at Slot Machine
Frank J. ScannellCal Morrison, Blackjack Dealer
Floyd SimmonsLarry Bell
Ziva RodannWoman on Train
Marina OrschelGirl by Pool
Ingrid GoudeGirl by Pool
Fred AldrichMan on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Beau AndersonUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Mary BaylessCasino Patron (uncredited)
Paul BradleyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgMan on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Ralph BrooksReporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Donald ChaffinUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Dale ClarkSuspect (uncredited)
Charles J. ConradReporter (uncredited)
Jack Del RioUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George DeNormandReporter on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Dan DowlingReporter (uncredited)
Jerry ElliottUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Dotty ErtelMinor Role (uncredited)
Todd FerrellTimmy Blane (uncredited)
Raoul FreemanJuror (uncredited)
Helen GereghtyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Joe GilbertReporter (uncredited)
Joseph GranbySecond Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Robert HainesStenotype Operator (uncredited)
Chuck HamiltonJuror (uncredited)
Charles HerbertJohnny Blane
Freda JonesSarah Bell (uncredited)
King LockwoodSteward (uncredited)
Robert MalcolmElderly Citizen (uncredited)
Maurice MarksUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Helene MarshallReporter (uncredited)
Thomas MartinJuror (uncredited)
Gordon MorehousePoker Player (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienJuror (uncredited)
Gil PerkinsJuror (uncredited)
Charles PerryMan in Courtroom (uncredited)
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