The Man Who Cheated Himself

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crime drama film film film noir

The Man Who Cheated Himself is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt, known for its tale of a veteran homicide detective who becomes entangled in a murder cover-up.

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The Man Who Cheated Himself canonical 10
The Man Who Cheated Himself (narrative) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
aspectRatio 1.37:1 ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
character Andy Cullen ⓘ
Ed Cullen ⓘ
Janet Cullen ⓘ
Lois Frazer ⓘ
cinematography Russell Harlan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Felix E. Feist ⓘ
distributor 20th Century Fox ⓘ
editor Alan Crosland ⓘ
surface form: Alan Crosland Jr.
era classic film noir era ⓘ
filmingLocation San Francisco ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
hasTheme moral corruption ⓘ
murder cover-up ⓘ
police misconduct ⓘ
leadActor Lee J. Cobb ⓘ
leadActress Jane Wyatt ⓘ
musicBy Louis Forbes ⓘ
notableFor on-location shooting in San Francisco ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A veteran homicide detective becomes involved in a murder cover-up after helping his lover dispose of her husband’s body. ⓘ
producer Jack Warner ⓘ
surface form: Jack M. Warner
productionCompany Jack Warner ⓘ
surface form: Jack M. Warner Productions
releaseDate 1950-12-26 ⓘ
releaseYear 1950 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 81 ⓘ
screenplayBy Philip MacDonald ⓘ
Seton I. Miller ⓘ
screenwriter Philip MacDonald ⓘ
Seton I. Miller ⓘ
setting San Francisco ⓘ
soundMix mono ⓘ
starring Jane Wyatt ⓘ
John Dall ⓘ
Lee J. Cobb ⓘ
Lisa Howard ⓘ

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Jane Wyatt → notableWork → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
John Dall → notableWork → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
John Dall → portrayedIn → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
Craig Stevens → appearedIn → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
Lee J. Cobb → appearedIn → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
Ed Cullen → appearsIn → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
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Janet Cullen → appearsIn → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
Janet Cullen → partOf → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Man Who Cheated Himself (narrative)
Janet Cullen → createdFor → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ
Andy Cullen → appearsIn → The Man Who Cheated Himself ⓘ