A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
He kissed her into the most sacred confession a woman can make!
Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.

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Cast

Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten As: Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Jean Peters Jean Peters As: Lynn Cameron
Gary Merrill Gary Merrill As: Fred Sargent
Catherine McLeod Catherine McLeod As: Maggie Sargent
Jack Kruschen Jack Kruschen As: Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole
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Storyline

Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.


Tagline: He kissed her into the most sacred confession a woman can make!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 24 July 1953

Country: US

Runtime: 77m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

External Links

Cast

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Whitney 'Cam' Cameron

Jean Peters

Jean Peters

Lynn Cameron

Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill

Fred Sargent

Catherine McLeod

Catherine McLeod

Maggie Sargent

Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

Detective Lieutenant Harold Y. Cole

Barney Phillips

Barney Phillips

Detective Captain Pringle

Freddy Ridgeway

Freddy Ridgeway

Doug Cameron

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Wheeler (Uncredited)

James Gonzalez

James Gonzalez

Joe Cunningham (Uncredited)

Ed Hinton

Ed Hinton

Ed (Uncredited)

Jonathan Hole

Jonathan Hole

Dr. Stevenson (Uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Anna Swenson (Uncredited)

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Frank Connelly (Uncredited)

Joyce McCluskey

Joyce McCluskey

Nurse Bobbie Brownell (Uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

Probate Judge James J. Adams (Uncredited)

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

District Attorney John J. Henderson (Uncredited)

Herb Butterfield

Herb Butterfield

Judge at Preliminary Hearing (Uncredited)

Charles Collins

Charles Collins

Pesticide Seller (Uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross

Club Member (Uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Maggie's Friend at Club (Uncredited)

Teddy Mangean

Teddy Mangean

Attendant (Uncredited)

Tyler McVey

Tyler McVey

Police Lab Technician (Uncredited)

George Melford

George Melford

Bailiff (Uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Lynn's Lawyer (Uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Hans Moebus

Lawyer (Uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

Headwaiter (Uncredited)

Raymond Gray

Raymond Gray

Waiter (Uncredited)

Arthur J. Flaven

Arthur J. Flaven

Waiter (Uncredited)

Jack Deery

Jack Deery

Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

Kenneth Gibson

Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

Don Kohler

Don Kohler

Ship's Officer (Uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin

Ship's Cocktail Waiter (Uncredited)

Alex Ball

Alex Ball

Ship's Passenger (Uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Herbert Lytton

Ship's Doctor (Uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Ship's Headwaiter (Uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Detective (Uncredited)

Bernard Sell

Bernard Sell

Detective (Uncredited)

Julian Upton

Julian Upton

Detective (Uncredited)

Guy Kingsford

Guy Kingsford

Detective (Uncredited)

Herbert Ellis

Herbert Ellis

Detective (Uncredited)

Ray Hyke

Ray Hyke

Hospital Pharmacist (Uncredited)

Aline Towne

Aline Towne

Hospital File Clerk (Uncredited)

Marjorie Stapp

Marjorie Stapp

Nurse (Uncredited)

Sally Yarnell

Sally Yarnell

Nurse (Uncredited)

Pamela Duncan

Pamela Duncan

Nurse (Uncredited)

Directed By

Andrew L. Stone

Andrew L. Stone

Director

Ad Schaumer

Ad Schaumer

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Charles LeMaire

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Master

Sound

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

W. D. Flick

W. D. Flick

Sound

Harry M. Leonard

Harry M. Leonard

Sound

Lionel Newman

Lionel Newman

Music Director

Edward B. Powell

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Ray Kellogg

Ray Kellogg

Visual Effects

Camera

Leo Tover

Leo Tover

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Albert Hogsett

Albert Hogsett

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Fred J. Rode

Fred J. Rode

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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