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Incident in an Alley

Incident in an Alley

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Overview

A policeman is accused of manslaughtering a 14-year-old boy but is acquitted of all charges. Still, he feels a lot of guilt and begins to doubt if he really is innocent after all.

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Harold Medford, Orville H. Hampton, Rod Serling
Produced by Robert E. Kent
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Top Cast

Chris Warfield

Chris Warfield

Bill Joddy

Jacklyn O'Donnell

Jacklyn O'Donnell

Jean Joddy

Harp McGuire

Harp McGuire

Frank

Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Mrs. Connell

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Police Capt. Tom Brady

Don Keefer

Don Keefer

Roy Swanson

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Michael Vandever

Gussie Connell

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Gary Judis

Charlie

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Jim Canino

Mushie

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Sam

Themes & Keywords

policemanmurder trialdeath of a childaccidental shooting

About Incident in an Alley

Incident in an Alley is a crime, drama film released in 1962 exploring themes of policeman, murder trial, death of a child, accidental shooting. Directed by Edward L. Cahn, it stars Chris Warfield, Jacklyn O'Donnell, Harp McGuire. A policeman is accused of manslaughtering a 14-year-old boy but is acquitted of all charges. Still, he feels a lot of guilt and begins to doubt if he really is innocent after all.

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