5.5 / 10(22 votes)IMDb19571h 33mUnited States of America

The Tattered Dress

“The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !”

Topics:#nevada #anti hero #crooked lawyer #film noir #courtroom #jury tampering #jealous husband #crime of passion #small town murder #compulsive gambler #trial lawyer #flirtatious woman

Synopsis

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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Jeff Chandler

James Gordon Blane

Jeanne Crain

Diane Blane

Jack Carson

Sheriff Nick Hoak

Gail Russell

Carol Morrow

Elaine Stewart

Charleen Reston

George Tobias

Billy Giles

Edward Andrews

Lester Rawlings

Phillip Reed

Michael Reston

Edward Platt

Ralph Adams, Reporter

Paul Birch

Prosecutor Frank Mitchell

Alexander Lockwood

Paul Vernon

Edwin Jerome

Judge David L. Johnson

William Schallert

Court Clerk

June McCall

Girl at Slot Machine

Frank J. Scannell

Cal Morrison, Blackjack Dealer

Floyd Simmons

Larry Bell

Ziva Rodann

Woman on Train

Marina Orschel

Girl by Pool

Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

March 14, 1957

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Jack Arnold
Screenplay & Story: George Zuckerman
Original Score: Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini
Original Title: The Tattered Dress
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 33m
Production Studios: Universal International Pictures

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Jack Arnold

Screenplay & Story

George Zuckerman

Original Score & Music

Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini

Director of Photography

Carl E. Guthrie

Film Editing

Edward Curtiss

Producers

Albert Zugsmith

Department Leadership Roster

Jack Arnold

Director

George Zuckerman

Writer

Albert Zugsmith

Producer

Carl E. Guthrie

Director of Photography

Edward Curtiss

Editor

Frank Skinner

Original Music Composer

Jay A. Morley Jr.

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