Chain of Evidence (1957)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1957-01-06
Director: Paul Landres
Writers: Elwood Ullman
Language: English
Stars: Bill Elliott , Jimmy Lydon , Don Haggerty , Claudia Barrett , Tina Carver , Ross Elliott , Meg Randall , Timothy Carey , John Bleifer , Dabbs Greer
Runtime: 64 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Chain of Evidence , One False Step (United States of America) , Chain of Evidence (South Africa) , Chain of Evidence (United States of America) , Chain of Evidence (Canada) , Lanţ de dovezi (Romania) , Por culpa ajena (Argentina) , Chain of Evidence (New Zealand) , Chain of Evidence (Australia) , Chain of Evidence (Ireland)
Plot: The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's department has Steve Nordstrom being released from prison after serving a sentence for a dance-hall assault on Carl Fowler for insulting Steve's girlfriend Harriet Owens. Steve is given time off for good behavior and is out on probation thanks to the efforts on his behalf by Lieutenant Andy Doyle. One night, after taking a truck-driving job, Steve is waylaid by the revengeful Fowler and is savagely beaten, causing him to lose his memory. Wandering aimlessly around, he meets genial businessman Morton Ramsey who hires him to work around his house as a handyman. Ramsey's wife Claire is having an affair and is planning to have her husband murdered, and sees an opportunity to frame Steve for the murder. He plan works, and all the evidence is against the memory-clouded Steve when Ramsey is found dead.
IMDB:tt0050241