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D.O.A.

A Picture As Excitingly Different As Its Title!

1949 · 1h 23m

Directed by Rudolph Maté

6.9

TMDB audience score
213 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Edmond O'Brien
    Frank Bigelow

  • Pamela Britton
    Paula Gibson

  • Luther Adler
    Majak

  • Beverly Garland
    Miss Foster

  • Lynn Baggett
    Mrs. Philips

  • William Ching
    Halliday

  • Henry Hart
    Stanley Philips

  • Neville Brand
    Chester

  • Laurette Luez
    Marla Rakubian

  • Jess Kirkpatrick
    Sam

  • Cay Forester
    Sue

  • Frank Jaquet
    Dr. Matson

  • Lawrence Dobkin
    Dr. Schaefer

  • Frank Gerstle
    Dr. MacDonald

  • Carol Hughes
    Kitty

  • Michael Ross
    Dave

  • Donna Sanborn
    Nurse

  • Harold Miller
    Man in Hallway (uncredited)