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D.O.A. is a american film of genre Drama directed by Rudolph Maté released in USA on 21 april 1950 with Edmond O'Brien

D.O.A. (1950)

D.O.A.
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Released in USA 21 april 1950
Length 1h23
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Noir,    Crime,    Romance
Rating71% 3.597353.597353.597353.597353.59735

D.O.A. is a film noir drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, considered a classic of the genre. The frantically paced plot revolves around a doomed man's quest to find out who has poisoned him and why. This film marks the debuts of Beverly Garland (as Beverly Campbell) and Laurette Luez.

The film stars Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton.

Leo C. Popkin produced D.O.A. for his short-lived Cardinal Pictures. Due to a filing error the copyright to the film was not renewed on time, causing it to fall into the public domain. The Internet Movie Database shows that 22 companies offer the VHS or DVD versions, and the Internet Archive (see below) offers an online version.

Synopsis

The film begins with what a BBC reviewer called "perhaps one of cinema's most innovative opening sequences." The scene is a long, behind-the-back tracking sequence featuring Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) walking through the hallway of a police station to report his own murder. Oddly, the police almost seem to have been expecting him and already know who he is.

Actors

Edmond O'Brien

(Frank Bigelow)Pamela Britton

(Paula Gibson)Carol Hughes

(Kitty)Luther Adler

(Majak)Neville Brand

(Chester)
And :
Frank Cady
Lynn Baggett
William Ching
Beverly Garland
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