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Manhandled

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.

1949 |1h 37m |  Crime, Drama

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Cast

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Dorothy Lamour

Merl Kramer

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Sterling Hayden

Joe Cooper

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Dan Duryea

Karl Benson

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Irene Hervey

Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet

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Phillip Reed

Guy Bayard

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Harold Vermilyea

Dr. Redman

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Alan Napier

Alton Bennet

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Art Smith

Detective Lt. Bill Dawson

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Irving Bacon

Sgt. Fayle

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George Humbert

Italian Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

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Keye Luke

Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)

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Maidie Norman

Christine, Bennet's Maid (uncredited)

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Ian Wolfe

Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

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