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The Man Who Cheated Himself

Name: The Man Who Cheated Himself
Director: Felix E. Feist
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1950-12-26
Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dall, Lisa Howard, Harlan Warde

CrimeThriller

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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Cast

Lee J. CobbJane WyattJohn DallLisa HowardHarlan WardeTito VuoloCharles ArntMarjorie BennettAlan WellsMimi AgugliaBud WolfeMorgan Farley

Director

Felix E. Feist

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