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The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane

The Strange Mrs. Crane

The Scandalous... the Secretive... the Sinister

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DramaCrime

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Hoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the wife of the politician Clinton Crane. When her former associate Floyd Durant shows up to blackmail Gina, she has no choice but to murder him. Things take a bizarre turn when Barbara Arnold is charged with Durant's murder and Gina is selected to serve on the jury.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

62 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

07 October 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Gina Crane

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Floyd Durant

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Clinton Crane

James Seay

James Seay

Mark Emery

Ruth Brady

Ruth Brady

Barbara Arnold

Claire Whitney

Claire Whitney

Edna Emmerson

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Jeanette Woods

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Nora

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Fred Marlow

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Nellie Carter

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Flanagan

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Juror

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