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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1466

Manslaughter

193085 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 88:21
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · George Abbott · Public domain

Synopsis

A wealthy young woman tries to avoid a speeding ticket and causes a fatal accident. The death of the pursuing policeman brings consequences that her privileged position cannot simply remove.

Cast

Claudette Colbert

Fredric March

DirectorsGeorge Abbott

Historical context

George Abbott's sound version revisits the story previously filmed by Cecil B. DeMille. Paramount also produced a separate French-language version during the transition to international sound releases.

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Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Claudette Colbert — Whitey Schafer · Public domain
Fredric March — Unknown photographer · Public domain

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