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Margin for Error (1943)

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Genre : Crime, Comedy, Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 14M

Director : Otto Preminger
Writer : Lillie Hayward, Samuel Fuller

Synopsis

When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

Actors

Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett
Sophia Baumer
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Moe Finkelstein
Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Karl Baumer
Carl Esmond
Carl Esmond
Baron Max von Alvenstor
Howard Freeman
Howard Freeman
Otto Horst
Poldi Dur
Poldi Dur
Frieda Schmidt
Clyde Fillmore
Clyde Fillmore
Dr. Jennings
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Pharmacist
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Medical Examiner
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Fingerprint Expert
Ludwig Donath
Ludwig Donath
Hitler's Voice
Ferike Boros
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Finkelstein
Gary Breckner
Gary Breckner
American Announcer
Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd
Pete - Dice-Playing Soldier
Ruth Cherrington
Ruth Cherrington
Dowager
Don Dillaway
Don Dillaway
Reporter
Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas
Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
Desk Sergeant
J. Norton Dunn
J. Norton Dunn
Saboteur
Constant Franke
Constant Franke
Gambler
Dick French
Dick French
Photographer
Jack Gordon
Jack Gordon
Private
David S. Horsley
David S. Horsley
Jacoby
Joe Kirk
Joe Kirk
Officer Solomon
Perc Launders
Perc Launders
Drugstore Soda Jerk
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
Dowager's Escort
Edward McNamara
Edward McNamara
Police Capt. Mulrooney
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Soldier
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Roulette Croupier
Allan Nixon
Allan Nixon
Soldier
Ted North
Ted North
Saboteur
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Waiter
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
Drugstore Clerk
Barney Ruditsky
Barney Ruditsky
Policeman
Hans Schumm
Hans Schumm
Karl Müller
Tom Seidel
Tom Seidel
Soldier
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Fritz - Butler
John Wald
John Wald
American Announcer
Wolfgang Zilzer
Wolfgang Zilzer
Bit Part
Jack Semple
Jack Semple
Saboteur

Crews

Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Director
Lillie Hayward
Lillie Hayward
Screenplay
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller
Screenplay
Ralph Dietrich
Ralph Dietrich
Producer
Edward Cronjager
Edward Cronjager
Cinematography
Louis R. Loeffler
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Lewis H. Creber
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Earl Luick
Earl Luick
Costume Design
Leigh Harline
Leigh Harline
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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