

The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950-12-26 · 81 min · ★ 6.2
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
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- Directors
- Felix E. Feist
- Production companies
- Jack M. Warner Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lee J. CobbLt. Ed Cullen
Jane WyattLois Frazer
John DallAndy Cullen
Lisa HowardJanet Cullen
Tito VuoloPietro Capa
Charles ArntErnest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
Marjorie BennettMuriel Quimby
Mimi AgugliaMrs. Capa
Morgan FarleyRushton
Howard NegleyDetective Olson
William GouldDoc Munson
Gordon RichardsAlbert: the Butler
Terry FrostDetective
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