The Strange Mrs. Crane
{{short description|1948 film directed by Sam Newfield}}
{{Infobox film
|image= File:The Strange Mrs. Crane.jpg
| director = Sam Newfield (as Sherman Scott)
| screenplay = Al Martin
| cinematography = Jack Greenhalgh
| editing = Martin G. Cohn
| starring = Marjorie Lord
Robert Shayne
Pierre Watkin
| studio = John Sutherland Productions
| distributor = Eagle-Lion Films
| released = {{Film date|1948|12|01|USA|df=yes}}
| runtime = 62 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
The Strange Mrs. Crane is a 1948 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield (credited as Sherman Scott) and written by Al Martin for Eagle-Lion Films and starring Marjorie Lord, Robert Shayne and Pierre Watkin.
Plot
A gubernatorial candidate's wife's ex-partner's fiancée is wrongly tried for murder. It turns out that the real culprit is the lady jury foreman who makes a fatal error.
Cast
- Gina Crane (Marjorie Lord)
- Floyd Durant (Robert Shayne)
- Clinton Crane (Pierre Watkin)
- Mark Emery (James Seay)
- Barbara Arnold (Ruth Brady, 1920–1997)
- Edna Emmerson (Claire Whitney)
- Jeanette Woods (Dorothy Granger)
Production
Filming on The Strange Mrs. Crane began on June 11, 1948, at the Morey-Sutherland Studios.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/381337202/?terms=%22the+strange+mrs.+crane%22|title=11 Jun 1948, 23 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-28}} The script was adapted from 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt', an episode of The Whistler, a radio program, and the episode aired on July 16, 1947.
References
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{{Sam Newfield}}
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Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Sam Newfield
Category:Eagle-Lion Films films