Fingerprints Don't Lie

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Fingerprints Don't Lie

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	Carl Pierson Harry Reynolds
Music by	Dudley Chambers Bert Shefter
Production company	Spartan Productions
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	February 23, 1951 (1951-02-23)(U.S.)
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United 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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Harry Reif.

Plot
Cast
References
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Plot

At the trial of the alleged killer of the city's mayor, fingerprint expert Jim Stover gives evidence that seems likely to seal his conviction and likely execution. Stover strongly believes that "fingerprints don't lie" but is given cause to doubt this after a conversation. With the assistance of the dead mayor's daughter Carolyn he starts his own investigation to see if the accused is being framed.

Cast

Richard Travis as James Stover
Sheila Ryan as Carolyn Palmer
Sid Melton as Hypo Dorton
Tom Neal as Prosecuting Attorney
Margia Dean as Nadine Connell
Lyle Talbot as Police Lt. Grayson
Michael Whalen as Police Commissioner Frank Kelso
Richard Emory as Paul Moody
Dee Tatum as Connie Duval
George Eldredge as King Sullivan
Rory Mallinson as Brad Evans
Karl Davis as Rod Barenger
Zon Murray as Defense Attorney
Syra Marty as Syra, the Blonde Model
Roy Butler as Bailiff
Dick Gordon as Nightclub Patron
Forbes Murray as Judge Edwin Monroe
John Roy as Detective
Larry Steers as Nightclub Patron
Ferris Taylor as Mayor Wendell Palmer

References

↑ Spicer p.409

Bibliography

Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

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