Edward G. Robinson
Christopher "Chris" Cross
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Synopsis
A lonely cashier who paints in his spare time lets a young woman believe he is a successful artist. Her apparent affection opens a possibility he has long wanted. She and her partner instead discover opportunities in his trust and in the pictures he creates.
Cast
DirectorsFritz Lang
Reception and legacy
Fritz Lang reunited the leading trio from The Woman in the Window. The film's dark subject matter brought local bans in New York, Milwaukee and Atlanta in 1946, demonstrating the uneven censorship faced by postwar crime dramas.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.
- Edward G. Robinson — Elmer Fryer · Public domain
- Joan Bennett — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
- Dan Duryea — Trailer screenshot · Public domain
- Margaret Lindsay — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
