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Guilty Bystander poster
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MASTER SCORE 51.1 / 100
1950·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 31m

GUILTY BYSTANDER

“How innocent can a bystander be?”

A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.

Above the Line
Joseph Lerner·DirectorDon Ettlinger·WriterH. William Miller·NovelRussell Harlan·Director of PhotographyDimitri Tiomkin·Original Music ComposerGeraldine Lerner·Editor
Cast
Zachary Scott·Max ThursdayFaye Emerson·GeorgiaMary Boland·SmittySam Levene·Captain TonettiJ. Edward Bromberg·VarkasKay Medford·AngelJed Prouty·Dr. ElderHarry Landers·BertElliott Sullivan·StitchRay Julian·Johnny
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 2
Joseph Lerner·DirectorJim Di Gangi·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Don Ettlinger·WriterH. William Miller·NovelRobert Allison Wade·Novel
Camera· 3
Russell Harlan·Director of PhotographyGerald Hirschfeld·Director of PhotographyGeorge Stoetzel·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Geraldine Lerner·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Dimitri Tiomkin·Original Music ComposerDimitri Tiomkin·Music DirectorJack Andrews·OrchestratorJim Shields·Sound
Art & Design· 2
Leo Kerz·Production DesignIra Senz·Makeup Artist
Production· 5
Joseph Lerner·ProducerRex Carlton·ProducerEdmund L. Dorfmann·Executive ProducerPete Mayer·Associate ProducerJack Aichele·Production Manager
By the Numbers
51.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
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