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Murder Is My Beat

1955 1h 16m Mystery & Thriller List
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A police detective (Paul Langton) helps a singer (Barbara Payton) heading to prison for the murder of a man she claims is alive.

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Murder Is My Beat

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Violet Lucca Slant Magazine Most of its expressionist-tinged visual flourishes are withheld until the very end, with a final twist that's legitimately thrilling. Jun 28, 2013 Full Review John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Edgar G. Ulmer was Poverty Row's poet laureate of despair. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 8, 2013 Full Review Paul Chambers Movie Chambers "Murder is my Beat" is not one of your better films of the film noir genre. But, this black & white thriller directed by Edgar G. Ulmer has enough going for it to permit a recommendation. Rated: B- Jan 26, 2013 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Visually superb cross between the whodunit and the film noir crime thriller. Jan 18, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Packs some punch. Rated: B+ Jun 4, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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j F Well constructed murder mystery. The lead actress is a little bit shallow, but the plot, although a bit implausible, does work. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/23 Full Review Russ G More hokey melodrama than film noir. Rife with implausible coincidences that only magnify the absurd premise. I give it two stars, one for each of the 1950's push-up bras worn by the leading lady and the femme fatale. Man, you could put an eye out with one of those! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/05/22 Full Review Audience Member The leads, Paul Langton and Barbara Payton, have no magnetism whatsoever. If not for director Edger G. Ulmer this would fall into the completely forgettable bin. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly pedestrian B movie noir. The story tolls along and the characters are interesting enough. But the sum of the parts is just a bit Meh Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member For the first time, I began to have my doubts. A detective is investigating a murder case where a beautiful singer who appears to be the obvious culprit claims the victim is still alive. She claims to have proof and takes the investigator on a mission to help her prove her innocence. Is the singer telling the truth or stringing the investigator along? "I was getting desperate." Edgar Ulmer, director of Detour, The Black Cat, People on Sunday, The Strange Woman, The Amazing Transparent Man, Hannibal (1959), and Club Havana, delivers Murder is My Beat. The storyline for this picture is very interesting and the script is well written. The cast delivers solid performances and includes Paul Langton, Barbara Payton, Robert Shayne, and Roy Gordon. "Don't be so sensitive, it doesn't look good on you." I came across this film on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and had to DVR it. It was a clever film and I enjoyed watching it unfold. There were also some fun settings and shots. The overall film is not perfect, but is definitely entertaining and worth a viewing. "That girl was working both sides." Grade: B- Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member a fair to good Movie noir Barbara Payton was a pretty actress who turned many guys heads in the 1950 tys. it is sad she had a troubled life and died at 39 in 1967. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A police detective (Paul Langton) helps a singer (Barbara Payton) heading to prison for the murder of a man she claims is alive.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Producer
Aubrey Wisberg, Ilse Lahn
Screenwriter
Aubrey Wisberg
Production Co
Allied Artists
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 31, 2016
Runtime
1h 16m
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