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’80s Remakes (and Their Originals!)
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Directed by Rudolph Maté • 1949 • United States
Starring Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler
Noir fatalism is at its most potent in this tightly wound thriller about a man on a quest to solve his own murder. After he discovers he’s been poisoned, California accountant Frank Bigelow (Edmond O’Brien) has only a short time until his death to discover who’s responsible. With the support of his devoted secretary (Pamela Britton) and the clock ticking, Bigelow sets out on a journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles that takes him into the depths of a shadowy, labyrinthine underworld.
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