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The Accused

Play trailer Poster for The Accused 1948,  1h 41m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When college student Bill (Douglas Dick) grows inappropriately fond of psychology professor Wilma (Loretta Young) and tries to rape her, she fights back. But as she defends herself, she accidentally kills her attacker. Wilma then moves Bill's corpse to a nearby beach and makes his death look like the result of a cliff diving accident. But her guilt over the incident builds, and police Lt. Dorgan (Wendell Corey) begins to suspect that Wilma knows more about the death than she's letting on.

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Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine Apr 14, 2022
3/4
Cinematographer Milton R. Krasner employs an Alfred Hitchcock-like look with nighttime scenes so dark that it can be hard to make everything out. Notably, most of the principal cast had or would work with Hitchcock... Go to Full Review
Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams Jan 6, 2022
3/4
A good and unusual noir in a decent special edition blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Dec 4, 2021
3/4
Wendell Corey's copper is both a heinous and a ridiculous character, but everything else clicks. Go to Full Review
Lauren Humphries-Brooks Citizen Dame Nov 18, 2021
If The Accused is ultimately of its time, it also attempts to stretch beyond it. While not exactly a progressive film, it nevertheless grapples with assault, victim-blaming, and women existing within a deeply patriarchal culture. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 7, 2007
B-
Dour and rather dullish but well-acted psychological crime drama. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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William Dieterle

Director

Loretta Young

Dr. Wilma Tuttle

Bob Cummings

Warren Ford

Wendell Corey

Lt. Ted Dorgan

Sam Jaffe

Dr. Romley

Douglas Dick

Bill Perry

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The Accused

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Synopsis When college student Bill (Douglas Dick) grows inappropriately fond of psychology professor Wilma (Loretta Young) and tries to rape her, she fights back. But as she defends herself, she accidentally kills her attacker. Wilma then moves Bill's corpse to a nearby beach and makes his death look like the result of a cliff diving accident. But her guilt over the incident builds, and police Lt. Dorgan (Wendell Corey) begins to suspect that Wilma knows more about the death than she's letting on.
Director
William Dieterle
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m
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