The Tattered Dress

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
93 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
93 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Mar 14, 1957
Season
1957
Average Score
55%
Mean Score
55%
Ratings
22
Popularity
22
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Universal International Pictures
Genres
Crime, Drama
Country
United States

Tags

nevada50%anti hero50%crooked lawyer50%film noir50%courtroom50%jury tampering50%jealous husband50%crime of passion50%small town murder50%compulsive gambler50%trial lawyer50%flirtatious woman50%loyal wife50%corrupt sheriff50%clothes ripped50%flawed hero50%

Description

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.

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Japanese

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Staff

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