The Tattered Dress
The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !
1957 | 93m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jack Arnold |
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| Writer: | George Zuckerman |
| Staring: |
| 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 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... | |
| Release Date: | Mar 14, 1957 |
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| Director: | Jack Arnold |
| Writer: | George Zuckerman |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | crooked lawyer, film noir, courtroom |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeff Chandler | James Gordon Blane |
| Jeanne Crain | Diane Blane |
| Jack Carson | Sheriff Nick Hoak |
| Gail Russell | Carol Morrow |
| Elaine Stewart | Charleen Reston |
| George Tobias | Billy Giles |
| Edward Andrews | Lester Rawlings |
| Phillip Reed | Michael Reston |
| Edward Platt | Ralph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt) |
| Paul Birch | Prosecutor Frank Mitchell |
| Alexander Lockwood | Paul Vernon |
| Edwin Jerome | Judge David L. Johnson |
| William Schallert | Court Clerk |
| June McCall | Girl at Slot Machine |
| Frank J. Scannell | Cal Morrison, Blackjack Dealer (as Frank Scannell) |
| Floyd Simmons | Larry Bell |
| Ziva Rodann | Woman on Train (as Ziva Shapir) |
| Marina Orschel | Girl by Pool |
| Ingrid Goude | Girl by Pool |
| Fred Aldrich | Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited) |
| Beau Anderson | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Mary Bayless | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Donald Chaffin | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Richard Dale Clark | Suspect (uncredited) |
| Charles J. Conrad | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Del Rio | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Reporter on Courthouse Steps (uncredited) |
| Dan Dowling | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jerry Elliott | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Dotty Ertel | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Todd Ferrell | Timmy Blane (uncredited) |
| Raoul Freeman | Juror (uncredited) |
| Helen Gereghty | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joseph Granby | Second Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Stenotype Operator (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Juror (uncredited) |
| Charles Herbert | Johnny Blane |
| Freda Jones | Sarah Bell (uncredited) |
| King Lockwood | Steward (uncredited) |
| Robert Malcolm | Elderly Citizen (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marks | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Helene Marshall | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Thomas Martin | Juror (uncredited) |
| Gordon Morehouse | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Juror (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | Juror (uncredited) |
| Charles Perry | Man in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Arnold | Director |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Walling | Still Photographer |
| Henry Mancini | Music |
| George Zuckerman | Writer |
| Carl E. Guthrie | Director of Photography |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Bill Newberry | Art Direction |
| John P. Austin | Set Decoration |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Jay A. Morley Jr. | Costume Design |
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Edwin S. Hall | Sound |
| Henry Janssen | Sound |
| William Reisbord | Assistant Camera |
| Lloyd Ward | Camera Operator |
| Rose Brandi | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Norman Mayreis | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Joan Joseff | Costume Designer |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Lon Jones | Unit Publicist |
| David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Clifford Stine | Visual Effects |
| Irving Bacon | Makeup Artist |
| Nick Marcellino | Makeup Artist |
| Sergei Petschnikoff | Unit Production Manager |
| David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Ray DeCamp | Assistant Director |
| Donald Cunliffe | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Albert Zugsmith | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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