D.O.A. Movie Review 1949

A man is given a lethal, slow-acting poison. As his time runs out, he frantically seeks to learn who is responsible and why he was targeted for death. Dark film noir remade in 1969 as "Color Me Dead" and in 1988 with Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. Also available colorized.

Distribution

Moore Video, PO Box 5703, Richmond, VA 23220-0703, Phone: (804)745-9785, Fax: (804)745-9785

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 83 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Film Noir, Poisons, Death & the Afterlife, Race Against Time

Screenplay

Russell Rouse, Clarence Green

Cast

Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Neville Brand, Beverly Garland, Lynne Baggett, William Ching, Henry Hart, Laurette Luez, Virginia Lee, Jess Kirkpatrick, Cay Forrester, Michael Ross

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Director

Rudolph Mate

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Producer

United Artists

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 2004.