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The Unknown Man is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Thorpe released in USA on 16 november 1951 with Walter Pidgeon
The Unknown Man (1951)
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Add to a movie listThe Unknown Man is a 1951 courtroom drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Walter Pidgeon, Ann Harding and Barry Sullivan.
^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .
^ The Unknown Man at the American Film Institute Catalog.
Synopsis
Defense attorney Dwight Bradley Masen (Walter Pidgeon) is successful in seeking the acquittal of a young man, Rudi Walchek (Keefe Brasselle), accused of knifing to death the 19-year-old son of a local locksmith, but when Rudi lets a comment slip after the trial, Masen realizes he has defended a guilty man. Masen discovers that Rudi is also a member of a syndicate extorting money from the scared merchants in the locksmith's neighborhood. After unearthing new evidence, Masen tries to convince the D.A. (Barry Sullivan) to retry the case, but the latter refuses on grounds of double jeopardy.Actors
Walter Pidgeon
(Dwight Bradley 'Brad' Masen)
Ann Harding
(Stella Masen)
Barry Sullivan
(District Attorney Joe Bucknor)
Lewis Stone
(Judge James V. Hulbrook)
Keefe Brasselle
(Rudi Wallchek)
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