
The Man Who Cheated Himself(1950)
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.


“What horrible fascination did this monster have for women?”
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.

Albert Dekker
John Raden / Paul Raden

Susan Hayward
Millie Pickens

Harry Carey
Dr. Ben Saunders

Frances Farmer
Elaine Raden

Gordon Jones
Bill Oakley

Jean Phillips
Peggy Nolan

Ernest Whitman
Pompey

Maude Eburne
Mrs. Pickens

Frank M. Thomas
Sheriff

Harlan Briggs
Judge
Among the Living is a thriller, crime film released in 1941 exploring themes of film noir, evil twin. Directed by Stuart Heisler, it stars Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey. A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
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