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The Tattered Dress poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.3 / 100
1957·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 33m

THE TATTERED DRESS

“The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !”

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

Above the Line
Jack Arnold·DirectorGeorge Zuckerman·WriterCarl E. Guthrie·Director of PhotographyFrank Skinner·Original Music ComposerEdward Curtiss·Editor
Cast
Jeff Chandler·James Gordon BlaneJeanne Crain·Diane BlaneJack Carson·Sheriff Nick HoakGail Russell·Carol MorrowElaine Stewart·Charleen RestonGeorge Tobias·Billy GilesEdward Andrews·Lester RawlingsPhillip Reed·Michael RestonEdward Platt·Ralph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt)Paul Birch·Prosecutor Frank Mitchell
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Jack Arnold·DirectorDavid Silver·Assistant DirectorRay DeCamp·Assistant DirectorDavid Silver·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
George Zuckerman·Writer
Camera· 3
Carl E. Guthrie·Director of PhotographyLloyd Ward·Camera OperatorRichard Walling·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Edward Curtiss·Editor
Sound & Music· 9
Henry Mancini·MusicFrank Skinner·Original Music ComposerRobert Pritchard·SoundLeslie I. Carey·SoundEdwin S. Hall·SoundDonald Cunliffe·SoundEthmer Roten·MusicianJoseph Gershenson·Music SupervisorHenry Janssen·Sound
Art & Design· 6
Alexander Golitzen·Art DirectionBill Newberry·Art DirectionJay A. Morley Jr.·Costume DesignBud Westmore·Makeup ArtistIrving Bacon·Makeup ArtistNick Marcellino·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Albert Zugsmith·ProducerSergei Petschnikoff·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 4
Clifford Stine·Visual EffectsLon Jones·Unit PublicistNorman Mayreis·Wardrobe CoordinatorRose Brandi·Wardrobe Coordinator
By the Numbers
62.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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