A Fever in the Blood
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1961 | 117m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Vincent Sherman |
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| Writer: | Roy Huggins, Harry Kleiner, William Pearson |
| Staring: |
| A judge, a district attorney and a U.S. senator, each hoping to be elected the next governor, attempt to manipulate a murder trial to advance their own political ambitions. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 28, 1961 |
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| Director: | Vincent Sherman |
| Writer: | Roy Huggins, Harry Kleiner, William Pearson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | judge, governor, political party, district attorney, bribery, u.s. senator, political corruption, murder trial, courtroom drama, political machine, judicial system, gubernatorial candidate, political rally, legal scandal, political ambition, innocent man accused of murder, justice and moral ambiguity, ethical compromise |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Judge Leland Hoffman |
| Angie Dickinson | Cathy Simon |
| Jack Kelly | Dan Callahan |
| Don Ameche | Senator Alex S. Simon |
| Ray Danton | Clem Marker |
| Herbert Marshall | Gov. Oliver P. Thornwall |
| Andra Martin | Laura Mayberry |
| Robert Colbert | Thomas J. Morely |
| Jesse White | Sgt. Michael Beers |
| Carroll O'Connor | Matt Kenan |
| Parley Baer | Charles Bosworth |
| Louise Lorimer | Mrs. Emma Jenson |
| Rhodes Reason | Walter Thornwall |
| Leoda Richards | Extra |
| Richard Davies | Bates |
| Art Lewis | Delegate |
| Charles Fredericks | Callahan Party Worker |
| Byron Keith | Frankie Kovac |
| Leonard Bremen | Earl Miller |
| Ronnie Dapo | Tommy Callahan |
| Charles Irwin | Itchy Forst |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Peters |
| J. Edward McKinley | Joe Whelan |
| Fred Sherman | Wally |
| June Blair | Paula Thornwall |
| Saundra Edwards | Lucy Callahan |
| Dee Carroll | Georgie's Mother (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Vincent Sherman | Director |
| Roy Huggins | Writer |
| Harry Kleiner | Writer |
| William Pearson | Writer |
| J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Malcolm C. Bert | Art Direction |
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Sergei Petschnikoff | Assistant Director |
| Robert B. Lee | Sound |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Ernest Gold | Original Music Composer |
| Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roy Huggins | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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