I
The
Jury
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Synopsis:
Mike Hammer, a two-fisted "private eye," discovers
that his pal Jack Williams, has been murdered, and
vows vengeance. Police Captain Pat Chambers warns
him that he can't take the law into his own hands.
Mike seeks out the guests at a party Williams had
attended the night he was murdered. They include:
Myrna, Jack's fiancee; George Lakecki, a suave art
connoisseur; Charlotte Manning, a psychiatrist; and
Eileen Vickers, who runs a dancing school. During
the investigation a tempestuous love affair develops
between Charlotte and Mike. Later, Eileen and a
character names Bobo are killed, and it sets Mike to
thinking about Charlotte's connection with the
victims. When Hammer confronts Charlotte with his
accusations, she pleads for her life, and at the
same time slowly reaches for a hidden .45. But he
beats her to the shot, thus avenging his friend's
murder. |
Release Date: August 14, 1953
Running
Time: 87 minutes
Cast:
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Biff
Elliot |
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Mike
Hammer |
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Preston
Foster |
...
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Capt.
Pat Chambers |
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Peggie
Castle |
...
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Charlotte Manning |
|
Margaret Sheridan |
...
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Velda |
|
Alan
Reed |
...
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George
Kalecki |
|
Mary
Anderson |
...
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Eileen
Vickers |
|
Tom
Powers |
...
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Milt
Miller |
|
Frances
Osborne |
...
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Myrna
Devlin |
|
Bob
Cunningham |
...
|
Hal
Kines (as Robert Cunningham) |
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Tani
Guthrie |
...
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Mary
Bellamy (as Tani Seitz) |
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Dran
Seitz |
...
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Esther
Bellamy |
|
Joe
Besser |
...
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Pete,
Elevator Operator |
|
Paul
Dubov |
...
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Marty |
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John
Qualen |
...
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Dr. R.H.
Vickers, Veterinarian |
|
Nestor
Paiva |
...
|
Manuel |
|
Robert
Swanger |
...
|
Jack
Williams |
Photos:
as 'Mike Hammer' |
with Peggie Castle |
with Peggie Castle |
with Peggie Castle |
with Peggie Castle |
with Peggie Castle |
in a scene from I,
The Jury |
with Peggie Castle
and Preston Foster |
meeting with fans
wearing 3D glasses |
meeting with fans |
with the real Mickey Spillane visiting injured war
veterans |
with the real Mickey Spillane |
Film Credits:
Directed by
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Harry
Essex |
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Written by
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Victor
Saville |
....
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producer |
Produced by
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Harry Essex |
.... |
Mickey Spillane |
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Original Music by
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Franz Waxman |
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Cinematography by
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John Alton |
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Art Direction by
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Wiard Ihnen |
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Set Decoration by
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Edward G. Boyle |
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(as Edward Boyle) |
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Production Management
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Norman A. Cook |
.... |
production manager (as
Norman Cook) |
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Second Unit Director or
Assistant Director
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Jack Greenwood |
.... |
assistant director
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Sound Department
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Joe Edmondson |
.... |
sound mixer |
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David Commons |
.... |
special effects (as D.
Commons) |
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Lloyd Knechtel |
.... |
special effects (as L.
Knechtel) |
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Jack Rabin |
.... |
special effects (as J.
Rabin) |
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Editorial Department
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Fredrick Y. Smith |
.... |
editorial supervisor
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Other crew
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Gordon Pollock |
.... |
technical advisor
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Victor Saville |
.... |
presenter |
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The Bradbury Building
(left) is an architectural
landmark in Los Angeles,
California. The building was
built in 1893 and is located
at 304 South Broadway (3rd
and Broadway) in downtown
Los Angeles. The building
has operated as an office
building for most of its
history. It was designated a
National Historic Landmark
in 1977. Today the building
serves as headquarters for
the Los Angeles Police
Department's Internal
Affairs division and other
government agencies. Several
of the offices are rented
out to private concerns, and
retail spaces are rented out
on the first floor. The
building was prominently
used in the film Blade
Runner, and was featured
in the 1944 Billy Wilder
film classic Double
Indemnity, the 1950 film
noir classic
D.O.A., the 1951
Joseph Losey remake of M,
the 1953 film I, The Jury,
the film Wolf
starring Jack Nicholson, the
Charles Bronson movie
Murphy's Law, and the
Michael Douglas and Demi
Moore vehicle Disclosure. |
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