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The Clay Pigeon
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The Clay Pigeon

1949-03-03 · 63 min · ★ 5.7

Thriller · Crime

Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.

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Directors
Richard Fleischer
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bill WilliamsBill WilliamsJim Fletcher
Barbara HaleBarbara HaleMartha Gregory
Richard QuineRichard QuineTed Niles
Richard LooRichard LooKen Tokoyama
Frank FentonFrank FentonPrentice
Frank WilcoxFrank WilcoxNavy Hospital Doctor
Marya MarcoMarya MarcoHelen Minoto
Robert BrayRobert BrayGunsel Blake
Martha HyerMartha HyerMiss Harwick
Harold LandonBlind Veteran
James CravenJames CravenJohn Wheeler
Grandon RhodesNaval Intelligence Agent Clark
Ann DoranAnn DoranNurse (uncredited)

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