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  • Fall Guy (1947)
  • Passed
    64 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Fall Guy (1947)
Passed
64 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tom Cochrane (Leo Penn'), full of dope (cocaine) and covered with blood, is picked up by the police and then questioned by detectives Shannon (Douglas Fowley) and Taylor (Harry Strang), but manages to escape. His girl friend Lois Walter (...See moreTom Cochrane (Leo Penn'), full of dope (cocaine) and covered with blood, is picked up by the police and then questioned by detectives Shannon (Douglas Fowley) and Taylor (Harry Strang), but manages to escape. His girl friend Lois Walter (Teala Loring) , against the wishes of her guardian, Jim Grosset (Charles Arnt), assists Tom and his police-officer brother-in-law Mac McLane (Robert Armstrong) in trying to clear Tom of a possible murder charge. Tom only recalls meeting a man in a bar and going to a party. Tom and Mac find the man, Joe (Elisha Cook Jr.), who takes them to the party scene, the apartment of the Sindells. They find the body of a murdered girl in the apartment above. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Jerry Warner (screenplay) | Cornell Woolrich (story "Cocaine") | John O'Dea (additional dialogue)
Producer
Walter Mirisch (as Walter M. Mirisch)
Cinematographer
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Updated Mar 15, 1947

Release date
Mar 15, 1947 (United States)

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Cast

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Leo Penn
Tom Cochrane (as Clifford Penn) Tom Cochrane (as Clifford Penn)   See fewer
Robert Armstrong
Mac McLaine Mac McLaine   See fewer
Teala Loring
Lois Walter Lois Walter   See fewer
Douglas Fowley
Inspector Shannon Inspector Shannon   See fewer
Charles Arnt
Uncle Jim Grossett Uncle Jim Grossett   See fewer
Iris Adrian
Mrs. Ed Sindell Mrs. Ed Sindell   See fewer
John Harmon
Mr. Ed Sindell Mr. Ed Sindell   See fewer
Harry Strang
Taylor Taylor   See fewer
Lou Lubin
Benny Benny   See fewer
Fred Aldrich
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Backus
Police Physician (uncredited) Police Physician (uncredited)   See fewer
Brooks Benedict
Motorist (uncredited) Motorist (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Carleton
Pianist (uncredited) Pianist (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklin Dix
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Monty Ford
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Gladstone
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore Gottlieb
Inmate (uncredited) Inmate (uncredited)   See fewer
Edna Harris
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Accident Witness (uncredited) Accident Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
Kathy Marlowe
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Parsons
Unnamed Patient (uncredited) Unnamed Patient (uncredited)   See fewer
Wally Walker
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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