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A used car salesman, a cheating wife, and a corpse—classic noir arithmetic.
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Double Jeopardy (1955)

pulp paperback come to lifeshadows and suspicionbriefcase full of secrets

Overview

Crime

Marc Hill is the attorney for Emmet Devrey, a real estate developer with a past, who is being blackmailed by his former partner Sam Baggett. When Sam's unfaithful wife Marge cooks up a scheme with her used car salesman lover Jeff Calder to bilk both Devrey and her alcoholic husband, Sam is killed and Devrey is accused of the crime. Mark is called to prove his employers innocence.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Allison Hayes smolders while everyone else schemes.

Cinematography

Seventy minutes of textbook noir lighting, no fat.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Tuesday when you want vintage cynicism without commitment.·Background: Fold laundry to beautiful shadows and worse decisions.
R.G. Springsteen

Director

R.G. Springsteen

ReleasedJun 23, 1955
Runtime1h 10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Republic Pictures

Top Cast

Rod Cameron

Rod Cameron

Marc Hill

Gale Robbins

Gale Robbins

Marge Baggott

Allison Hayes

Allison Hayes

Barbara Devery

Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Jeff Calder

John Litel

John Litel

Emmett Devery

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Sam Baggott

John Gallaudet

John Gallaudet

Police Lt. Freid

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Mrs. Kreesy

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Harry Sheldon

Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Happy Harry

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Mr. Ross

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Allison Hayes later starred in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman—her noir heroines were always preparing for bigger things.

Cultural

R.G. Springsteen directed forty-plus B-westerns and noirs; this efficient 70-minute runtime was Republic Pictures' house style—cheap, fast, profitable.

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