JIGSAW - DVD-1949-FRANCHOT TONE

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• Release Year: 1949
• Genre: Crime; Drama; Film-Noir; Mystery
• Plot: District Attorney Howard Malloy is investigating a right-wing hate group perpetuating attacks on religious and ethnic minorities. Knowing Malloy is a threat to their plans, the secret society sends sultry Barbara (Jean Wallace) to sexually humiliate and discredit him. But Barbara falls for her would-be-victim and provides further motivation for Malloy to terret out the racists. ; ; The brain child of star Franchot Tone, a performer with the charm of Joseph Cottenm the cadence of Edgar G. Robinson and the roguish swagger of Orson Welles, Jigsaw is a grim 'B' thriller set on the side streets of New York City and featuring a galaxy of star cameos including Everett Sloane, John Garfield, Henry Fonda, Burgess Meredith and Marlene Dietrich. ; ; Jigsaw was one of the first 'gray' crime dramas of the late 40s and early 50s which heralded in a new era of low-budget, pioneering independent films.
• Cast: Franchot Tone; Jean Wallace; Myron McCormick; Marc Lawrence; Winifred Lenihan; Doe Avedon; Hedley Rainnie; Walter Vaughan; George Breen; Robert Gist; Hester Sondergaard; Luella Gear; Alexander Campbell; Robert Noe; Alexander Lockwood; Ken Smith; Alan MacAteer; Manuel Aparicio; Brainerd Duffield; Marlene Dietrich; Henry Fonda; Brenda Frazier; John Garfield; Marsha Hunt; Leonard Lyons; Fletcher Markle; Burgess Meredith; Everett Sloane
• Director: Fletcher Markle
• Runtime: 1:10
• Media Format: movie