United States / Mar 14, 1957 / New York City, New York
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Plot
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Phillip Reed | Michael Reston |
| Edward Platt | Ralph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt) |
| Paul Birch | Prosecutor Frank Mitchell |
| Alexander Lockwood | Paul Vernon |
| Edwin Jerome | Judge David L. Johnson |
| William Schallert | Court Clerk |
| June McCall | Girl at Slot Machine |
| Frank J. Scannell | Cal Morrison, Blackjack Dealer (as Frank Scannell) |
| Floyd Simmons | Larry Bell |
| Ziva Rodann | Woman on Train (as Ziva Shapir) |
| Marina Orschel | Girl by Pool |
| Ingrid Goude | Girl by Pool |
| Fred Aldrich | Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited) |
| Beau Anderson | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Mary Bayless | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited) |
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| Ralph Brooks | Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Donald Chaffin | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Richard Dale Clark | Suspect (uncredited) |
| Charles J. Conrad | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Del Rio | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Reporter on Courthouse Steps (uncredited) |
| Dan Dowling | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jerry Elliott | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Dotty Ertel | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Todd Ferrell | Timmy Blane (uncredited) |
| Raoul Freeman | Juror (uncredited) |
| Helen Gereghty | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joseph Granby | Second Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Stenotype Operator (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Juror (uncredited) |
| Charles Herbert | Johnny Blane |
| Freda Jones | Sarah Bell (uncredited) |
| King Lockwood | Steward (uncredited) |
| Robert Malcolm | Elderly Citizen (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marks | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Helene Marshall | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Thomas Martin | Juror (uncredited) |
| Gordon Morehouse | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Juror (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | Juror (uncredited) |
| Charles Perry | Man in Courtroom (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Tattered Dress |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date | 14 marzo 1957 |
| Production | Albert Zugsmith |
| Writer | George Zuckerman |
| Editing | Edward Curtiss |
| Cinematography | Carl E. Guthrie, William Reisbord, Lloyd Ward, Richard Walling |
| Assistant directors | David Silver, David Silver, Ray DeCamp, Jack Arnold |
| Camera operators | Lloyd Ward, Carl E. Guthrie, William Reisbord, Richard Walling |
| Additional photography | Carl E. Guthrie, William Reisbord, Lloyd Ward, Richard Walling |
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| Production design | Alexander Golitzen, John P. Austin, Bill Newberry, Russell A. Gausman |
| Art direction | Alexander Golitzen, Bill Newberry, John P. Austin, Russell A. Gausman |
| Set decoration | John P. Austin, Russell A. Gausman, Alexander Golitzen, Bill Newberry |
| Visual effects | Clifford Stine |
| Music | Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini, Robert Pritchard, Leslie I. Carey, Joseph Gershenson, Henry Janssen, Edwin S. Hall, Donald Cunliffe, Ethmer Roten |
| Sound | Robert Pritchard, Leslie I. Carey, Joseph Gershenson, Henry Janssen, Edwin S. Hall, Frank Skinner, Donald Cunliffe, Ethmer Roten, Henry Mancini |
| Costume design | Jay A. Morley Jr., Bud Westmore, Irving Bacon, Nick Marcellino, Norman Mayreis, Rose Brandi |
| Makeup | Bud Westmore, Irving Bacon, Nick Marcellino, Norman Mayreis, Rose Brandi, Jay A. Morley Jr. |
| Hairstyling | Bud Westmore, Irving Bacon, Nick Marcellino, Norman Mayreis, Rose Brandi, Jay A. Morley Jr. |
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