Key Witness (1947 film)

Key Witness
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. Ross Lederman
Screenplay byEdward Bock
Story byJ. Donald Wilson
Produced byRudolph C. Flothow
StarringJohn Beal
Trudy Marshall
Jimmy Lloyd
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited byDwight Caldwell
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 9, 1947 (1947-10-09) (United States)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Key Witness is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring John Beal, Trudy Marshall and Jimmy Lloyd.[1]

Plot

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A man runs away to avoid suspicion of murder and ends up in more trouble.

Cast

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Reception

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Critical response

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When the film was released in 1947, critic Bosley Crowther, was sly in his negative review, "The moral of Key Witness, which came to the Rialto yesterday, it says, is that 'no man can escape trouble by trying to run away from it.' This wisdom is demonstrated in the adventures of a desperate young man who attempts to get out of one involvement by changing his identity—and runs into others thereby ... There might also be drawn this moral from the evidence presented here: you can't often be sure of entertainment from that which is claimed to be."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Key Witness at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley. The New York Times, film review, July 30, 1947. Accessed: August 12, 2013.
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