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Key Witness

Key Witness

1947Movie⏱️ 1h 7mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirThriller
6
IMDB Rating
341 votes

Milton Higby, an inventor of gadgets that don't sell finds himself accused of a crime he didn't commit---the killing of a girl he had just met---, and takes to the open road with the police in close pursuit. In his travels, he stu...

Director
D. Ross Lederman
Writers
J. Donald Wilson, Edward Bock, Raymond L. Schrock
Stars
John Beal, Trudy Marshall, Jimmy Lloyd
Release Date
October 9, 1947
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Beal
John Beal
as Milton Higby
Trudy Marshall
Trudy Marshall
as Marge Andrews
Jimmy Lloyd
Jimmy Lloyd
as Larry Summers
Helen Mowery
Helen Mowery
as Sally Guthrie
Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff
as Albert Loring
Barbara Read
Barbara Read
as Martha Higby
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
as John Ballin
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Harry Hayden
as Custer Bidwell
William Newell
William Newell
as Smiley
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
as Edward Clemmons

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

male police officerpolicewealthmurderinventor

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A few coincidences too many.
by planktonrules2024-04-27
6/10

"The plot to "Key Witness" is one that is filled with many crazy coincidences...so many that you have to completely suspend disbelief in order to enjoy the movie. Milton Higby is a pretty normal sort of guy who has lived a relatively unimportant life. One day, when his wife is away to see her aunt, he goes to the racetrack and makes a bet which earns him a small fortune. He naturally celebrates and gets pretty drunk...and a woman he barely knows lets him sleep it off in her bedroom. While he's sleeping, the woman's crazed ex-husband arrives and murders her...and vanishes. N..."

💡 Did You Know?

As a matter of interest, the date giving for the Patent Pending on the electric switch, February 10th, 1947, was a Monday.

📖 Synopsis

Milton Higby, an inventor of gadgets that don't sell finds himself accused of a crime he didn't commit---the killing of a girl he had just met---, and takes to the open road with the police in close pursuit. In his travels, he stu...