Rent An Act of Murder (1948)
3.6 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
- "An Act of Murder" stars Fredric March as a husband faced with an impossible predicament in this controversial drama that was well ahead of it's time. Calvin Cooke (March), a no-nonsense judge in a small Pennsylvania town, finds his thoughts turning to end the life of his beloved wife Cathy (Florence Eldridge) when he learns that she has an incurable disease and is suffering from unbearable pain. He decides to move forward with his plan and then surrenders himself to the police. Defended by a brilliant attorney (Edmund O'Brien), Cooke goes on trial for his life in a case that will decide if he's legally guilty of murder or morally innocent of killing his wife.
- Actors:
- Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges, John McIntire, Frederic Tozere, Will Wright, Virginia Brissac, Francis McDonald, Mary Servoss, Don Beddoe, Clarence Muse, Charles Bedell, Maurice Brierre, Paul E. Burns, Joël Colin, Pat Combs, Bert Conway, Russ Conway
- Directors:
- Michael Gordon
- Producers:
- Jerry Bresler
- Writers:
- Ernst Lothar, Michael Blankfort, Robert Thoeren
- Aka:
- The Judge's Wife / Live Today for Tomorrow / The Case Against Calvin Cooke
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with entertainment journalists Max Evry and Bryan Reesman (2023)
- 'An Act of Marriage' (2023, 15 mins): writer Jill Blake discusses the lives and careers of real-life husband and wife Fredric March and Florence Eldridge, who co-starred in seven feature films, including 'An Act of Murder'
- Welcome Home (1945, 20 mins): documentary short about returning soldiers following the end of WWII, narrated by March
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
