''Double Jeopardy'' is an 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 combi ...
directed by
R. G. Springsteen and starring
Rod Cameron,
Gale Robbins
Gale Robbins (born Betty Gale Robbins or Betty Gale Murphy, May 7, 1921 – February 18, 1980) was an American actress and singer.
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois, although one source claims she was born in Mitchell, Indiana and her fami ...
and
Allison Hayes.
[Spicer p.409] It is also known by the
alternative title
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of ''Crooked Ring''.
The film's
art direction
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
was by
Carroll Clark.
Cast
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Rod Cameron as Marc Hill
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Gale Robbins
Gale Robbins (born Betty Gale Robbins or Betty Gale Murphy, May 7, 1921 – February 18, 1980) was an American actress and singer.
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois, although one source claims she was born in Mitchell, Indiana and her fami ...
as Marge Baggott
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Allison Hayes as Barbara Devery
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Jack Kelly as Jeff Calder
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John Litel
John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor.
Early life
Litel was born in Albany, Wisconsin. During World War I, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. B ...
as Emmett Devery
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Robert Armstrong as Sam Baggott
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John Gallaudet as Police Lt. Freid
* Robert Nelson as Police Sgt. McNulty
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Minerva Urecal as Mrs. Kreesy
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Tom Powers as Harry Sheldon
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Dick Elliott
Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death.
Early years
Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Career
Elliott p ...
as Happy Harry
* Fern Hall as Miss Webster
* Gay Gallegher as Miss Hunter
* Howard Price as Ambulance Attendant
*
Rudy Robles
Rudy Robles (born Pastor Lluviosa Robles, 29 April 1910 – 11 August 1970) was a Filipino film and television actor. He was one of the first Filipino actors to appear in Hollywood movies.
Career
Robles was born in Tacloban, in the Eastern ...
as Frank
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Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne (born Robert Shaen Dawe, October 4, 1900 – November 29, 1992) was an American actor whose career lasted for over 60 years. He was best known for portraying Inspector Bill Henderson in the American television series '' Adven ...
as Mr. Ross
See also
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List of American films of 1955
A list of American films released in 1955.
The United Artists film '' Marty'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955.
A–B
C–D
E–H
I–L
M–R
S–Z
See also
* 1955 in the United States
External links
1955 filmsat t ...
References
Bibliography
* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links
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1955 films
1955 crime films
American crime films
Films directed by R. G. Springsteen
Republic Pictures films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
American black-and-white films
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