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The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)

The Scandalous... the Secretive... the Sinister

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Sam Newfield

Synopsis

Hoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the wife of the politician Clinton Crane. When her former associate Floyd Durant shows up to blackmail Gina, she has no choice but to murder him. Things take a bizarre turn when Barbara Arnold is charged with Durant's murder and Gina is selected to serve on the jury.

Actors

Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord
Gina Crane
Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne
Floyd Durant
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
Clinton Crane
James Seay
James Seay
Mark Emery
Ruth Brady
Ruth Brady
Barbara Arnold
Claire Whitney
Claire Whitney
Edna Emmerson
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Jeanette Woods
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
Nora
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Fred Marlow
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
Nellie Carter
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Flanagan
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Juror

Crews

Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield
Director
Al Martin
Al Martin
Writer
Frank Burt
Frank Burt
Story
Robert Libott
Robert Libott
Story
Martin G. Cohn
Martin G. Cohn
Editor
Ernest Smith
Ernest Smith
Camera Operator
Jack Greenhalgh
Jack Greenhalgh
Director of Photography
Paul J. Smith
Paul J. Smith
Original Music Composer
John Sutherland
John Sutherland
Producer
Edward C. Jewell
Edward C. Jewell
Art Direction
Harry Reif
Harry Reif
Set Decoration
Bert Sternbach
Bert Sternbach
Production Manager
Stanley Neufeld
Stanley Neufeld
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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