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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.5 / 100
1953·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 17m

A BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER

“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.

Above the Line
Andrew L. Stone·DirectorAndrew L. Stone·ScreenplayLeo Tover·Director of PhotographyLeigh Harline·Original Music ComposerWilliam B. Murphy·Editor
Cast
Joseph Cotten·Whitney 'Cam' CameronJean Peters·Lynn CameronGary Merrill·Fred SargentCatherine McLeod·Maggie SargentJack Kruschen·Harold Y. ColeBarney Phillips·Detective Captain PringleFreddy Ridgeway·Doug CameronHarry Carter·Wheeler (uncredited)James Gonzalez·Joe Cunningham (uncredited)Ed Hinton·Ed (uncredited)
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 2
Andrew L. Stone·DirectorAd Schaumer·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Andrew L. Stone·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Leo Tover·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William B. Murphy·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Leigh Harline·Original Music ComposerHarry M. Leonard·SoundW.D. Flick·SoundEdward B. Powell·OrchestratorLionel Newman·Music Director
Art & Design· 4
Albert Hogsett·Art DirectionLyle R. Wheeler·Art DirectionFred J. Rode·Set DecorationBen Nye·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Michael Abel·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Charles LeMaire·Wardrobe MasterRay Kellogg·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
70.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Suspenseful, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a large black and white illustration of a man and a woman in an intimate pose at the top, with the woman looking over her shoulder at the vi”

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Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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