A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder

Infobox Film
name = A Blueprint for Murder


image_size =
imdb_id = 0045566
producer = Michael Abel
director = Andrew L. Stone
writer = Andrew L. Stone (screenplay)
starring = Joseph Cotten
Jean Peters
cinematography = Leo Tover
editing = William B. Murphy |
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = September, 1953 (USA)
runtime = 77 min.
language = English

"A Blueprint for Murder" (1953) is a thriller film starring Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, and Gary Merrill, and directed and written by Andrew L. Stone.

Plot

Whitney Cameronn (Cotten), a man with a strong affection for his sister-in-law (Peters). When one of her stepchildren dies, it's revealed that the child was poisoned to death. Whitney suspects his sister-in-law committed the murder and is afraid that her other son may be in danger. The film climaxes during an ocean voyage aboard a cruise ship.

Cast

* Joseph Cotten as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
* Jean Peters as Lynne Cameron
* Gary Merrill as Fred Sargent
* Catherine McLeod as Maggie Sargent
* Jack Kruschen as Det. Chief Hal Cole
* Barney Phillips as Det. Capt. Pringle

Reception

The movie received a mostly negative review in "The New York Times," which complained that the movie was predictable and weighed down by "rhetorical contrivances." [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D03E6DA173DE23BBC4D51DFB1668388649EDE Movie Review: A Blueprint for Murder] "New York Times" July 25, 1953]

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0045566|title=A Blueprint for Murder
* [http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/05/steel-trap-1952-and-blueprint-for.html Film Noir of the Week]


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