Movie

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

• NR
• September 13, 1956
• 1h 20m

• Crime
• Drama

“Put them all together they spell M-U-R-D-E-R!”

Overview

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

Director

Fritz Lang

Writers

Douglas Morrow

Starring

Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer