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"THE DEADLY GUN OF A HUNTED MAN!"

1946

1h 2m

4.8(6 votes)

Action

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Romance

Overview

Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspicion falls on his ex-fiancé and a pilot with a checkered past.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll

Marian Gale

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Rick Lavery

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Inspector Carmichael

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Williams

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Prof. Slater

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Sam Collins

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Lieutenant Melody Haynes

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Joe DeRita

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Pat Tenny

John Berkes

John Berkes

Louie Comey

Creative team

Directed by: Will Jason
Written by: George Bricker
Gordon Kahn

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