I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

"CORNELL WOOLRICH'S sizzling shocker!"

1948

1h 10m

5.5(21 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Overview

An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his wife follows the trail of clues to find the real perpetrator.

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34 members

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Don Castle

Thomas J. 'Tom' Quinn

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Elyse Knox

Ann Quinn

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Regis Toomey

Police Inspector Clint Judd

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Charles D. Brown

Inspector Stevens

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Rory Mallinson

Harry

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Robert Lowell

John Kosloff

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Bill Kennedy

2nd Detective

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Steve Darrell

District Attorney (uncredited)

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Esther Michelson

Mrs. Finkelstein (uncredited)

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Ray Dolciame

Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)

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William Ruhl

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

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John Sheehan

Judge (uncredited)

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John Elliott

Mr. Lake (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vaughan

Mrs. Alvin (uncredited)

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Herman Cantor

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

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Hugh Charles

Counterman (uncredited)

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Laura Treadwell

Mrs. Stevens (uncredited)

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Joseph E. Bernard

Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

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Tito Vuolo

Campana, the Grocer (uncredited)

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Jimmy Aubrey

Tramp (uncredited)

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John Shay

Salesman (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Vaudeville Man (uncredited)

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Stanley Blystone

McGee (uncredited)

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Matty Fain

Death Row Prisoner #3 (uncredited)

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John Doucette

Death Row Prisoner #2 (uncredited)

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Dan White

Death Row Prisoner #1 (uncredited)

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Bill Walker

Death Row Prisoner #4 (uncredited)

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Ray Teal

Death Row Guard (uncredited)

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Paul Bryar

Death Row Guard (uncredited)

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Walden Boyle

Priest (uncredited)

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Wally Walker

Clerk (uncredited)

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Eddie Parker

Policeman (uncredited)

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Lou Marcelle

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Dancing Academy Customer (uncredited)

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