An Act of Murder

December. 05,1948      NR
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.

Fredric March as  Judge Calvin Cooke
Edmond O'Brien as  David Douglas
Florence Eldridge as  Catherine Cooke
Geraldine Brooks as  Ellie Cooke
Stanley Ridges as  Doctor Walter Morrison
John McIntire as  Judge Ogden
Will Wright as  Judge Jim Wilder
Virginia Brissac as  Mrs. Russell
Clarence Muse as  Mr. Pope

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