D.O.A.
A Picture As Excitingly Different As Its Title!
6.9(201) 1949-12-23 83 minMysteryThrillerCrime
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
Original Music ComposerDimitri Tiomkin
DirectorRudolph Maté
ProducerLeo C. Popkin
ScreenplayClarence Greene
ScreenplayRussell Rouse
Cast & characters
Edmond O'Brien
as Frank Bigelow
Pamela Britton
as Paula Gibson
Luther Adler
as Majak
Beverly Garland
as Miss Foster
Lynn Baggett
as Mrs. Philips
William Ching
as Halliday
Henry Hart
as Stanley Philips
Neville Brand
as Chester
Laurette Luez
as Marla Rakubian
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Jess Kirkpatrick
as Sam
Cay Forester
as Sue
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Frank Jaquet
as Dr. Matson
Lawrence Dobkin
as Dr. Schaefer
Frank Gerstle
as Dr. MacDonald
Carol Hughes
as Kitty
Michael Ross
as Dave
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Donna Sanborn
as Nurse
Harold Miller
as Man in Hallway (uncredited)
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Sam Harris
as Man at Fisherman Table (uncredited)
George Lynn
as Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Phillip Pine
as Angelo (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
as St. Francis Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Teddy Buckner
as Club Trumpeter (uncredited)
Frank Cady
as Eddie - Bartender (uncredited)
