Manhandled (1949)
Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.
- Released
- 1949-07-21
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lewis R. Foster, Lewis R. Foster, Whitman Chambers
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 19 votes
Cast
- Dorothy Lamour as Merl Kramer
- Sterling Hayden as Joe Cooper
- Dan Duryea as Karl Benson
- Irene Hervey as Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet
- Phillip Reed as Guy Bayard
- Harold Vermilyea as Dr. Redman
- Alan Napier as Alton Bennet
- Art Smith as Detective Lt. Bill Dawson
- Irving Bacon as Sgt. Fayle
- George Humbert as Italian Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
- Keye Luke as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
- Maidie Norman as Christine, Bennet's Maid (uncredited)