The Tattered Dress

"The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !"

May 13 1957 Approved 1h 33m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

Plot

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly...

Written by

George Zuckerman

Directed by

Jack Arnold

Cast

Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Carson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Tattered Dress
Scores
# of Votes
859
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA