Movie
The File on Thelma Jordon
Overview
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
Details
- Release date
- 1949-11-04
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hal Wallis Productions, Wallis-Hazen Inc., Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Thelma Jordon
- Wendell Corey as Cleve Marshall
- Paul Kelly as Miles Scott
- Joan Tetzel as Pamela Blackwell Marshall
- Stanley Ridges as Kingsley Willis
- Richard Rober as Tony Laredo
- Minor Watson as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell
- Barry Kelley as District Attorney William Pierce
- Kasey Rogers as Dolly - Cleve's Secretary
- Basil Ruysdael as Judge Jonathan David Hancock
- Jane Novak as Mrs. Blackwell
- Gertrude Hoffmann as Aunt Vera Edwards
Crew
- Robert Siodmak - Director
- Ketti Frings - Screenplay
- Marty Holland - Story
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