Servers

Manhandled

1949 97 min ★ 5.2 Crime Drama

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: Lewis R. Foster

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Cast

Dorothy Lamour Dorothy Lamour Merl Kramer
Sterling Hayden Sterling Hayden Joe Cooper
Dan Duryea Dan Duryea Karl Benson
Irene Hervey Irene Hervey Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet
Phillip Reed Phillip Reed Guy Bayard
Harold Vermilyea Harold Vermilyea Dr. Redman
Alan Napier Alan Napier Alton Bennet
Art Smith Art Smith Detective Lt. Bill Dawson
Irving Bacon Irving Bacon Sgt. Fayle
George Humbert George Humbert Italian Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Keye Luke Keye Luke Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
Maidie Norman Maidie Norman Christine, Bennet's Maid (uncredited)