''Homicide for Three'' is a 1948 American

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by George Blair and written by Bradbury Foote and Albert DeMond. The film stars

Warren Douglas Warren Douglas (born Warren Douglas Wandberg; July 29, 1911 – November 15, 1997) was an American actor, novelist, lyricist and screenwriter. Career Born in Minneapolis, Douglas was a 1929 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He later ...

, Audrey Long, Grant Withers,

Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan (October 16, 1900 – November 5, 1969) was an American film and television actor, producer, screenwriter, and director who began working in films in the 1920s. The son of actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan directed films, usually ...

, Stephanie Bachelor and George Lynn. The film was released on December 8, 1948 by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures is currently an acquisition-only label owned by Paramount Pictures. Its history dates back to Republic Pictures Corporation, an American film studio that originally operated from 1935 to 1967, based in Los Angeles, California ...

Plot

A Navy Lieutenant on shore leave and his wife of one year can't find a hotel room to enjoy their first night alone since they eloped a year earlier. An oddly dressed women in the lobby gives up her room in "an act of charity". The Navy Lieutenant then has his white uniform stolen while he is in the steam bath: and is given a civilian suit by the house dick. Shortly thereafter, sitting at the bar together, the Navy Lieutenant and his wife are approached by a somewhat distinguished fellow guest who confuses Iris Duluth with "her cousin Mona" whose picture had appeared in that morning's paper.

Cast

as Lt. Peter Duluth * Audrey Long as Iris Duluth * Grant Withers as Joe Hatch *

as Emmanuel Catt * Stephanie Bachelor as Collette Rose * George Lynn as Bill Daggett * Tala Birell as Rita Brown * Benny Baker as Timothy *

Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in ''Union Paci ...

as Capt. Webb * Sid Tomack as Cab Driver *

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 Doorman * Eddie Dunn as Circus Doorman * John Newland as Desk Clerk * Billy Curtis as Billy Curtis *Patsy Moran as Maid

References

External links

* 1948 films American crime films 1948 crime films Republic Pictures films Films directed by George Blair American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language crime films {{1940s-US-film-stub