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Murder Is My Beat

Play trailer Poster for Murder Is My Beat 1955,  1h 16m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A police detective (Paul Langton) helps a singer (Barbara Payton) heading to prison for the murder of a man she claims is alive.

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Violet Lucca Slant Magazine Jun 28, 2013
Most of its expressionist-tinged visual flourishes are withheld until the very end, with a final twist that's legitimately thrilling. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Feb 8, 2013
2.5/4
Edgar G. Ulmer was Poverty Row's poet laureate of despair. Go to Full Review
Paul Chambers Movie Chambers Jan 26, 2013
B-
"Murder is my Beat" is not one of your better films of the film noir genre. But, this black & white thriller directed by Edgar G. Ulmer has enough going for it to permit a recommendation. Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Jan 18, 2005
Visually superb cross between the whodunit and the film noir crime thriller. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 4, 2004
B+
Packs some punch. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

Paul Langton

Ray Patrick

Barbara Payton

Eden Lane

Robert Shayne

Police Captain Bert Rawley

Selena Royle

Beatrice Abbott

Roy Gordon

Abbott

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Murder Is My Beat

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Movie Info

Synopsis A police detective (Paul Langton) helps a singer (Barbara Payton) heading to prison for the murder of a man she claims is alive.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Producer
Aubrey Wisberg, Ilse Lahn
Screenwriter
Aubrey Wisberg
Production Co
Allied Artists
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 31, 2016
Runtime
1h 16m
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