''I Was Framed'' is a 1942 American

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...

directed by

D. Ross Lederman David Ross Lederman (December 12, 1894 – August 24, 1972) was an American film director noted for his Western/action/adventure films of the 1930s and 1940s. Starting out as an extra in Mack Sennett's Keystone Cops series, Lederman worked ...

. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $159,000 domestically and $90,000 foreign.

Plot summary

Cast

Tod Andrews Tod Andrews (born Theodore Edwin Anderson; November 9, 1914 – November 7, 1972) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Early years Tod Andrews was born as Theodore Edwin Anderson in El Paso, Texas, to Henry Anderson and Lydia ...

as Ken Marshall (Scott) (as Michael Ames) *

Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curti ...

as Ruth Marshall (Scott) * Regis Toomey as Bob Leeds *

Diana Hale Patti Hale (born Diana Schultz; November 30, 1933) is an American retired actress and singer currently living in Nevada. Born Diana Schultz in Toledo, Ohio, she began her show business career in local radio shows as well as theatre productions. ...

as Penny Marshall (Scott) (as Patty Hale) * John Harmon as Clubby Blake *

Aldrich Bowker Aldrich Bowker (January 1, 1875 – March 21, 1947) was an American stage and film actor. Biography Bowker was born in Ashby, Massachusetts. He graduated from Fitchburg High School. His debut came in Boston in a stage adaptation of ''The Ch ...

as Dr. Phillip Black *

Roland Drew Roland Drew (born Walter Goss; August 4, 1900 – March 17, 1988) was an American actor. Biography Born in 1900 in New York City, Drew made his first film in 1926 and continued to work until the 1940s. Noted primarily as Dolores del Río's ...

as Dist. Atty. Gordon Locke *

Oscar O'Shea Oscar O'Shea (8 October 1881 – 6 April 1960) was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953. Early years O'Shea was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Acting O'Shea was a comic actor who earne ...

as Cal Beamish *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

as Ben Belden *

Howard C. Hickman Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince. Career In 1900, Hickman ...

as Stuart Gaines (as Howard Hickman) * Norman Willis as Paul Brenner * Hobart Bosworth as D.L. Wallace * Guy Usher as Springfield Police Chief Taylor *

Sam McDaniel Samuel Rufus McDaniel (January 28, 1886September 24, 1962)Tanner, Beccy (November 7, 1991)"McDaniel Opened Doors; 'Gone With the Wind' Was Actress' Most Famous Film" ''The Wichita Eagle''. Retrieved January 3, 2021. was an American actor who ap ...

as Kit Carson, the Butler

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* * * * 1942 films 1942 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Films directed by D. Ross Lederman Warner Bros. films 1940s American films {{1940s-crime-film-stub