The Girl on the Bridge (1951 film)

For the 1999 film, see Girl on the Bridge.

The Girl on the Bridge
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hugo Haas
Screenplay by	Hugo Haas Arnold Lippschitz (as Arnold Phillips)
Story by	Hugo Haas Arnold Lippschitz (as Arnold Phillips)
Produced by	Hugo Haas
Starring	Hugo Haas Beverly Michaels Robert Dane
Cinematography	Paul Ivano
Edited by	Merrill G. White (as Merrill White) Albert Shaff
Music by	Harold Byrns
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Hugo Hass Productions
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox
Release date	December 6, 1951 (1951-12-06)(Los Angeles) [1]
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Girl on the Bridge is a 1951 American crime film noir cowritten and directed by Hugo Haas and starring Haas, Beverly Michaels and Robert Dane. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vin Taylor.

Plot

David Toman, a middle-aged watchmaker who lost his family in the Holocaust, sees Clara, a beautiful young blonde woman, on a bridge and dissuades her from committing suicide. She is a single mother struggling to care for her baby. He asks her to become his housekeeper and she moves into his house with her baby. David and Clara marry and she becomes pregnant.

Mario, the father of Clara's first baby who deserted her while she was pregnant, returns, intending to ask for money, but changes his mind rather than ruin her chance of a happy life. His underworld associate Harry Olson demands $5,000 so that their musical group can travel to Mexico City and make a career there. David strikes Olson with a heavy candlestick, accidentally killing him. Panicking, David disposes of the body in the sea.

Mario, who had been seen arguing with Olson, is charged with his murder. David is wracked with guilt but will not notify the authorities. Mario is acquitted, seemingly ending David's moral dilemma, but he feels guilty and kills himself. Mario returns to Clara, this time seeking her forgiveness, and offers to marry her and become the father to both of her children.

Cast

• Hugo Haas as David Toman
• Beverly Michaels as Clara Barker
• Robert Dane as Mario Venti
• John Close as Harry Olson (as Johnny Close)
• Anthony Jochim as Jonathan Cooper
• Judy Clark as Blonde Doll
• Darr Smith as Husband
• Maria Bibikov as Young Wife (as Maria Bibikoff)
• Dick Pinner as Prosecutor (as Richard Pinner)

References

1. Scheuer, Philip K. (1951-12-06). "'Fixed Bayonets' Personalizes War". Los Angeles Times . p. 14, Part II.

External links

• The Girl on the Bridge at IMDb
• The Girl on the Bridge at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Girl on the Bridge at the TCM Movie Database