The Clay Pigeon (1949)
A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
| Movie ID | 89779 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime, Thriller |
| Director | Richard Fleischer |
| Main cast | Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine, Richard Loo, Frank Fenton, Frank Wilcox, Marya Marco, Robert Bray |
| Release date | 3 March 1949 |
| Release year | 1949 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 63 min (1h 3m) |
| Rating | 5.7 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | RKO Radio Pictures |
Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Carl Foreman, Carl Foreman
Top cast
Bill WilliamsJim Fletcher
Barbara HaleMartha Gregory
Richard QuineTed Niles
Richard LooKen Tokoyama
Frank FentonPrentice
Frank WilcoxNavy Hospital Doctor
Marya MarcoHelen Minoto
Robert BrayGunsel Blake
Martha HyerMiss Harwick
Harold LandonBlind Veteran
James CravenJohn Wheeler
Grandon RhodesNaval Intelligence Agent Clark
Ann DoranNurse (uncredited)
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