The Man Who Cheated Himself

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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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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
director Felix E. Feist
distributor 20th Century Fox
editor 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 M. Warner
productionCompany 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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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jane Wyatt
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