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D.O.A.

Genres
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Rating
6.9
Status
Released
Release Date1949-12-23
Runtime83 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Overview

Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.

Keywords
poison
jazz club
film noir
doctor
sadist

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Cast & Crew

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Edmond O'Brien

as Frank Bigelow

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Pamela Britton

as Paula Gibson

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Luther Adler

as Majak

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Beverly Garland

as Miss Foster

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Lynn Baggett

as Mrs. Philips

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William Ching

as Halliday

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Henry Hart

as Stanley Philips

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Neville Brand

as Chester

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Laurette Luez

as Marla Rakubian

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Jess Kirkpatrick

as Sam

Reviews

2
T

talisencrw

Aug 17, 2016

9/10

Edmond O'Brien is one of my favourite actors of the period, and if you need any startling evidence of why, just check out his performance here in Rudolph Mate's heartily original noir-shocker, 'D.O.A.'. Another great reason to check the film out, the Polish-born director, made a smooth transition from being a great cinematographer, and this is prob…

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CinemaSerf

Jul 9, 2022

7/10

"I was to report a murder"... "Whose?"..."Mine!"... Edmond O'Brien is cracking in this dark and atmospherically paced thriller about a man who discovers that he has been deliberately poisoned by luminous toxin and may only have a few hours/days/weeks left to live. He can't understand who would want to do this and sets out to find the culprits. Much…

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