
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.


An innocent man -- due to a case of mistaken identity -- is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker tries to find the actual intended target -- a gangster-- and warn him.

Warren Douglas
Joe Downey

Jane Frazee
Marion Roberts

Robert Osterloh
James 'Slats' Slattery

Joyce Compton
Joan Manning

Harry Lauter
Bill Manning

Anthony Caruso
Nails

Robert Emmett Keane
Herman Rinsel - the Druggist

Eddie Dunn
Police Lt. Madigan

Pierre Watkin
C. W. Sloan

Ralph Dunn
Bugs
Incident is a crime, thriller film released in 1948 exploring themes of film noir, b movie. Directed by William Beaudine, it stars Warren Douglas, Jane Frazee, Robert Osterloh. An innocent man -- due to a case of mistaken identity -- is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker tries to find the actual intended target -- a gangster-- and warn him.
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