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Synopsis: This dramatization of a factual incident opens in a quiet Connecticut town where a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. Although Waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.
Director(s): Elia Kazan
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
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Year:
1947
88 min
370 Views


who, with thee

and the Holy Ghost livest...

ever a one-god world

without end.

Amen.

Grant, we beseech thee,

O Lord, that the soul of thy servant...

the priest George, whom,

while dwelling in this world...

God has adorned

with holy gifts...

may ever rejoice with glory

in the heavenly mansions.

O God, who has bidden us to honor

our father and our mother...

of thy mercy and compassion

on the souls of my father and mother.

Forgive their sins.

- Well?

- For a moment, I thought it was him.

The man thought it was him,

but no luck.

- What'd you expect?

- It's a chance, Chief.

So is going over Niagara Falls

in a barrel.

Let's get out of here.

- Don't anybody know anything about this case?

- Quiet.

- Come on, Dugan. It's been five days-

- Four.

Okay, four days, and you mallet-heads

haven't even turned up as much as a footprint.

- People ain't gonna like that.

- Why don't you get lost?

And have you jokers trying to find me?

Are you kidding?

Police department.

Sergeant Dugan.

- No, lady. The city pawn takes care of that.

- Lost her husband, huh?

- Oh, quiet.

- Hi, Lieutenant. What's the story?

- This is a tough case.

- Don't tell me your troubles.

But I am telling you the chief

doesn't like those stories of yours.

He's gonna get a chance not to like

a lot more of them if you guys don't-

- Well?

- Nothing. Mr. Harvey called about four times.

He says for you to come over right away,

as soon as you get in.

- Got an angle, Chief?

- No.

Mr. Harvey seems awful anxious.

Maybe there's a break in the story.

Paper! Paper! Read all about it!

- Don't you ever clean this place up?

- Laughing boy.

Police are still baffled at murder!

- Paper, Chief?

- No.

Thank you.

- How do you do, Miss-

- Go right in. He's been expecting you.

Yeah, but I tell you,

they're doing all they can.

No, I haven't heard anything

since the last time I talked to you.

Certainly, I'm gonna talk to Robinson.

Here he is now. Hello, Robbie.

I'll call you back later.

Yeah. Yeah.

Well, don't look

so happy, Robbie.

- Anything break yet?

- You too?

- It's a bad case.

- It's not gonna get any better with everybody yapping at me.

- Look, Robbie-

- No, nothing's broken.

No leads, no clues,

no nothing.

We've got to get him.

This is not a pool-room shooting.

- It's a murder.

- Mr. Harvey, I was a rookie patrolman on this beat...

when Father Lambert

first came to town.

I wanna get that guy too!

I'm sorry, Robbie.

I should have known better.

- Forget it.

- Only, we're in trouble.

- Did you see the Record this morning?

- Yeah.

I don't like the tone of it.

They're gonna make a political issue out of this.

- They're just blowing their tops.

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