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The story of a smiling "Lady Killer" who knew how to "handle" women!
5.2 / 10 IMDb July 21, 1949 1h 37m
Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.
Director
Runtime
1h 37m
Release Date
July 21, 1949
Genre
Crime, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast

Dorothy Lamour
as Merl Kramer

Sterling Hayden
as Joe Cooper

Dan Duryea
as Karl Benson

Irene Hervey
as Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet

Phillip Reed
as Guy Bayard

Harold Vermilyea
as Dr. Redman

Alan Napier
as Alton Bennet

Art Smith
as Detective Lt. Bill Dawson

Irving Bacon
as Sgt. Fayle

George Humbert
as Italian Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

Keye Luke
as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)

Maidie Norman
as Christine, Bennet's Maid (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe
as Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesManhandled Official Trailer 1949
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