Fingerprints Don't Lie

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Fingerprints Don't Lie
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Directed by Sam Newfield
Screenplay by Orville Hampton
Story by Rupert Hughes
Produced by Sigmund Neufeld
Starring Richard Travis
Sheila Ryan
Margia Dean
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by
Music by
Production
company
Spartan Productions
Distributed by
Release date
  • February 23, 1951 (1951-02-23)(U.S.)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Fingerprints Don't Lie is a 1951 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan and Margia Dean. [1] It was released by the independent distributor Lippert Pictures.

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Plot

At the trial of the alleged killer of the city's mayor, fingerprint expert Jim Stover provides evidence that seems likely to seal the killer's conviction and execution. Stover strongly believes in the validity of fingerprint evidence but begins to harbor doubts about the guilt of the accused man. With the assistance of the dead mayor's daughter Carolyn, Stover starts his own investigation to discover whether the defendant is being framed.

Cast

Reception

In a contemporary review for the New York Daily News , critic Dorothy Masters wrote: "The dramatics won't convince anybody, but the film does have a smattering of information on the methods employed in crime detection. It also has the dubious faculty of being able to provide some scantily clad females for promotional display in theatre lobbies—all of which is irrelevant to the plot and by no means as sensational as suggested." [2]

References

  1. ↑ Spicer p.409
  2. ↑ Masters, Dorothy (1951-04-04). "Western and Crime Movie At New York". New York Daily News . p. 73.

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