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Murder With Pictures
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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After a sensational trial, gangster Nat Girard is acquitted of murder. Girard's attorney, RedfieId, invites the press to a victory party at his apartment. During the festivities Redfield is murdered, right in front of the fIashing press cameras. A mysterious woman is suspected but she is abIe to escape into photographer Kent Murdoch's apartment on the fIoor below. The woman, Meg Archer, convinces Kent of her innocence and the two join forces to find the true kiIIer. Tracking a lead, Meg is kilIed and Kent vows to avenge her murder.
Lew Ayres, the star of Murder with Pictures, had an amazingIy steady career beginning in 1930 with his fourth fiIm, AlI Quiet on the Western Front. He is probably best remembered for pIaying the titIe role in MGM's popular Dr. Kildare series. Always dependable, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1948 for his work in Johnny Belinda. ln the 1950s he made the transition to TV and had a recurring role in the original 'Hawaii Five-0.' SoIid TV roIes continued right up to his death in 1996. Murder with Pictures is an entertaining, tough-as-naiIs whodunit with noir overtones. |
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