The Murder Men (film)

The Murder Men
The Murder Men
Directed by	John Peyser
Written by	Mel Goldberg
Starring	Mark Richman ; Dorothy Dandridge ; James Coburn ; Joe Mantell
Cinematography	Harold E. Wellman
Edited by	William B. Gulick; John Sheets
Music by	Jeff Alexander
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	1961;
Country	United States

Last updated April 07, 2025

The Murder Men (later presented as an episode of the TV show Cain's Hundred which was called Blues for a Junkman, in 1962)^[1] is a 1961 film starring Peter Mark Richman, James Coburn, and Dorothy Dandridge.

Plot

Norma Sherman, is a night-club singer and addict who, upon being released from jail, attempts to win back the love of her husband.^[2]

Cast

Mark Richman as Nick Cain
James Coburn as Arthur Troy
Dorothy Dandridge as Norma Sherman
Joe Mantell as Maury Troy
Ivan Dixon as Joe Sherman
Ed Asner as Dave Keller

Reviews

One commentator called Dorothy Dandridge's role in this film "one of (her) most interesting late performances".^[2] This was her last film.

References

↑ Aberjhani; Sandra L. West (2003). "Dorothy Dandridge". Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Infobase. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9781438130170 . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
1 2 Gwendolyn Audrey Foster (1999). Captive bodies: postcolonial subjectivity in cinema. SUNY press. p. 184. ISBN 9780791441558 . Retrieved February 9, 2011.

External links

The Murder Men at IMDb

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[1] Aberjhani; Sandra L. West (2003). "Dorothy Dandridge". Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Infobase. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9781438130170 . Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[foster-2] 1 2 Gwendolyn Audrey Foster (1999). Captive bodies: postcolonial subjectivity in cinema. SUNY press. p. 184. ISBN 9780791441558 . Retrieved February 9, 2011.

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