I Was Framed
| I Was Framed | |
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| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
| Screenplay by | Robert E. Kent |
| Based on | an idea by Jerome Odlum |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy (uncredited) |
| Starring | Michael Ames Julie Bishop Regis Toomey Patty Hale |
| Cinematography | Ted McCord, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | Frank Magee |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70,000[1] |
| Box office | $249,000[1] |
I Was Framed is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman.[2][3] According to Warner Bros records the film earned $159,000 domestically and $90,000 foreign.[1]
Plot
Investigative reporter Ken Marshall, who finds evidence implicating political boss Stuart Gaines, is framed for vehicular manslaughter despite the efforts of his editor Bob Leeds. He escapes from prison and, with the help of kindly doctor Phillip Black, starts a new life as a small town newspaperman with his wife Ruth and baby girl Penny. A few years later, Ken's prison cellmate Clubby Blake is released, blackmails Ken and then shoots him. The police arrive and shoot Blake. Ken recovers and is cleared when the corruptors who framed him confess.
Cast
- Michael Ames as Ken Marshall
- Julie Bishop as Ruth Marshall
- Regis Toomey as Bob Leeds
- Patty Hale as Penny Marshall
- John Harmon as Clubby Blake
- Aldrich Bowker as Dr. Phillip Black
- Roland Drew as Gordon Locke
- Oscar O'Shea as Cal Beamish
- Wade Boteler as Ben Belden
- Howard Hickman as Stuart Gaines
- Norman Willis as Paul Brenner
- Hobart Bosworth as D. L. Wallace
- Guy Usher as Police Chief Taylor
- Sam McDaniel as Kit Carson
| Sol Gorss | Mills, henchman assisting in framing Ken Marshall |
| Eddy Chandler | policeman who arrests Ken Marshall at fatal auto accident |
| Edward Hearn | policeman who assists at Ken Marshall's auto accident |
| Lee Powell | policeman who assists at Ken Marshall's auto accident |
| Harry Strang | policeman who assists at Ken Marshall's auto accident |
| Fred Kelsey | one of two drunken man at accident scene |
| Hank Mann | one of two drunken man at accident scene |
| Herbert Heywood | man on park bench near accident scene |
| Bert Moorhouse | district attorney prosecuting Ken Marshall |
| John Hamilton | judge imposing sentence on Ken Marshall |
| Jack Mower | prison guard overseeing Ken Marshall |
| Frank Mayo | prison guard overseeing Ken Marshall |
| Joan Winfield | nurse assisting Dr. Black |
References
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (June 12, 1942). "THE SCREEN / No Wonder". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "I Was Framed". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
External links
- I Was Framed at IMDb
- I Was Framed at the TCM Movie Database
- I Was Framed at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films