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The Tattered Dress
The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress

The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !

Genres

CrimeDrama

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After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

14 March 1957

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler

James Gordon Blane

Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain

Diane Blane

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Sheriff Nick Hoak

Gail Russell

Gail Russell

Carol Morrow

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Charleen Reston

George Tobias

George Tobias

Billy Giles

Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews

Lester Rawlings

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Michael Reston

Edward Platt

Edward Platt

Ralph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt)

Paul Birch

Paul Birch

Prosecutor Frank Mitchell

Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood

Paul Vernon

Edwin Jerome

Edwin Jerome

Judge David L. Johnson

William Schallert

William Schallert

Court Clerk

June McCall

June McCall

Girl at Slot Machine

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell

Cal Morrison, Blackjack Dealer (as Frank Scannell)

Floyd Simmons

Floyd Simmons

Larry Bell

Ziva Rodann

Ziva Rodann

Woman on Train (as Ziva Shapir)

Marina Orschel

Marina Orschel

Girl by Pool

Ingrid Goude

Ingrid Goude

Girl by Pool

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)

Beau Anderson

Beau Anderson

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Mary Bayless

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)

Donald Chaffin

Donald Chaffin

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Richard Dale Clark

Richard Dale Clark

Suspect (uncredited)

Charles J. Conrad

Charles J. Conrad

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Del Rio

Jack Del Rio

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

George DeNormand

George DeNormand

Reporter on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)

Dan Dowling

Dan Dowling

Reporter (uncredited)

Jerry Elliott

Jerry Elliott

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Dotty Ertel

Dotty Ertel

Minor Role (uncredited)

Todd Ferrell

Todd Ferrell

Timmy Blane (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Raoul Freeman

Juror (uncredited)

Helen Gereghty

Helen Gereghty

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Joe Gilbert

Reporter (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

Joseph Granby

Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

Stenotype Operator (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Juror (uncredited)

Charles Herbert

Charles Herbert

Johnny Blane

Freda Jones

Freda Jones

Sarah Bell (uncredited)

King Lockwood

King Lockwood

Steward (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm

Robert Malcolm

Elderly Citizen (uncredited)

Maurice Marks

Maurice Marks

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Helene Marshall

Helene Marshall

Reporter (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin

Juror (uncredited)

Gordon Morehouse

Gordon Morehouse

Poker Player (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Juror (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Gil Perkins

Juror (uncredited)

Charles Perry

Charles Perry

Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

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