Manhandled

"The story of a smiling "Lady Killer" who knew how to "handle" women!"

Jul 21 1949 Approved 1h 37m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.

Plot

Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.

Written by

Lewis R. Foster, Whitman Chambers, L.S. Goldsmith

Directed by

Lewis R. Foster

Cast

Dan Duryea, Dorothy Lamour, Sterling Hayden

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Manhandled Lewis R Foster, 1949 Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
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Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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