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Key Witness

Key Witness

19474.51h 7mNR

Overview

A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit.

Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Written by Raymond L. Schrock, Edward Bock, J. Donald Wilson
Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow
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Top Cast

John Beal

John Beal

Milton Higby

Trudy Marshall

Trudy Marshall

Marge Andrews

Jimmy Lloyd

Jimmy Lloyd

Larry Summers

Helen Mowery

Helen Mowery

Sally Guthrie

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Albert Loring

Barbara Read

Barbara Read

Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed)

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

John Ballin

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Custer Bidwell

William Newell

William Newell

Smiley

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Edward Clemmons

Themes & Keywords

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About Key Witness

Key Witness is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1947 exploring themes of inventor, film noir, murder, corpse. Directed by D. Ross Lederman, it stars John Beal, Trudy Marshall, Jimmy Lloyd. A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit.

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