Incident (film)

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Incident
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by William Beaudine
Screenplay by Fred Niblo Jr.
Samuel Roeca
Story byHarry Lewis
Produced byHarry Lewis
Hall Shelton
Starring Jane Frazee
Warren Douglas
CinematographyMarcel Le Picard
Edited byAce Herman
Music by Edward J. Kay
Production
companies
Master Films
Monogram Pictures
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • October 30, 1948 (1948-10-30)(United States)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Incident is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Beaudine and featuring Warren Douglas, Jane Frazee and Robert Osterloh. [1]

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Plot

A man is mistaken for a hoodlum and beaten up, leading him to a sordid web of violence and danger.

Cast

Reception

Film historian and critic Hal Erickson said of the film: "Incident is one of the slicker directorial accomplishments of B-picture maestro William 'One Take' Beaudine." [2]

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References

  1. Incident at the American Film Institute Catalog .
  2. Erickson, Hal. No date. Incident at AllMovie. Accessed: August 14, 2013.