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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 285

D.O.A.

195084 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 83:10
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

A man enters a police station to report his own murder. His account returns to a holiday in San Francisco that should have offered a break from routine. Discovering what happened to him becomes a race against a consequence he may be unable to stop.

Cast

Edmond O'Brien

Pamela Britton

Luther Adler

Beverly Campbell

DirectorsRudolph Maté

Behind the scenes

Edmond O'Brien's run along San Francisco's Market Street was filmed without city permits. The surprised pedestrians give the sequence an uncontrolled street energy within an otherwise carefully plotted thriller.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

Photograph credit

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Edmond O'Brien — N/A studio · Public domain
Pamela Britton — Film screenshot · Public domain
Luther Adler — Film screenshot · Public domain
Beverly Campbell — CBS Television · Public domain

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