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Guilty Bystander (1950)

How innocent can a bystander be?

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Joseph Lerner

Synopsis

A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.

Actors

Zachary Scott
Zachary Scott
Max Thursday
Faye Emerson
Faye Emerson
Georgia
Mary Boland
Mary Boland
Smitty
Sam Levene
Sam Levene
Captain Tonetti
J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg
Varkas
Kay Medford
Kay Medford
Angel
Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty
Dr. Elder
Harry Landers
Harry Landers
Bert
Elliott Sullivan
Elliott Sullivan
Stitch
Garney Wilson
Garney Wilson
Harvey
Ray Julian
Ray Julian
Johnny
Dennis Patrick
Dennis Patrick
Mace (as Dennis Harrison)
Jesse White
Jesse White
Masher
John Marley
John Marley
Charlie, the Bartender
Donald Novis
Donald Novis
Johnson
Lou Herbert
Lou Herbert
Detective
Scott Landers
Scott Landers
Shaunessy
Lester Lonergan
Lester Lonergan
Morgue Doctor (as Lester Lonergran)

Crews

Joseph Lerner
Joseph Lerner
Director
Don Ettlinger
Don Ettlinger
Writer
H. William Miller
H. William Miller
Novel
Robert Allison Wade
Robert Allison Wade
Novel
Rex Carlton
Rex Carlton
Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Russell Harlan
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Geraldine Lerner
Geraldine Lerner
Editor
Joseph Lerner
Joseph Lerner
Producer
Edmund L. Dorfmann
Edmund L. Dorfmann
Executive Producer
Pete Mayer
Pete Mayer
Associate Producer
Leo Kerz
Leo Kerz
Production Design
Ira Senz
Ira Senz
Makeup Artist
Jack Aichele
Jack Aichele
Production Manager
Jim Di Gangi
Jim Di Gangi
Assistant Director
Jim Shields
Jim Shields
Sound
George Stoetzel
George Stoetzel
Camera Operator
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
Music Director
Jack Andrews
Jack Andrews
Orchestrator

Posters and backgrounds

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