Appointment with Murder
1948 American crime film
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Appointment with Murder is a 1948 American crime film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring John Calvert, Catherine Craig and Jack Reitzen. The film is one of three made by the low-budget Film Classics company featuring Calvert as The Falcon who had previously been played by George Sanders and Tom Conway for RKO.[1]
Directed byJack Bernhard
Written byJoel Malone
Harold Swanton
Don Martin
Michael Arlen
Harold Swanton
Don Martin
Michael Arlen
Produced byJack Bernhard
StarringJohn Calvert
Catherine Craig
Jack Reitzen
Lyle Talbot
Catherine Craig
Jack Reitzen
Lyle Talbot
| Appointment with Murder | |
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| Directed by | Jack Bernhard |
| Written by | Joel Malone Harold Swanton Don Martin Michael Arlen |
| Produced by | Jack Bernhard |
| Starring | John Calvert Catherine Craig Jack Reitzen Lyle Talbot |
| Cinematography | Walter Strenge |
| Edited by | Asa Boyd Clark |
| Music by | Karl Hajos |
Production company | Falcon Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Film Classics |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The Falcon travels to Milan to locate some stolen paintings for an insurance company. He follows the trail from a murdered Italian painter to an art gallery in Los Angeles.
Cast
- John Calvert as Michael Waring, the Falcon
- Catherine Craig as Lorraine W. Brinckley
- Jack Reitzen as Norton Benedict
- Lyle Talbot as Fred Muller
- Peter Brocco as Giuseppe Donatti
- Ben Welden as Martin Minecci
- Robert Conte as Count Dano
- Jay Griffith as Detective
- Michael Mark as 2nd Baggage Clerk
- Carlo Schipa as Mario Farello
- Anna Demetrio as Senora Rosa - Italian Woman
- Carole Donne as Miss Connors
- Barbara Freking as Barbara O'Brien - The Model
- Jack Chefe as Johnny - Hotel Clerk
- Eugene Gericke as 1st Thug
- James Griffith as Detective
- Pat Lane as Customs Officer
- Robert Nadell as 1st Baggage Clerk
- Frank Richards as 2nd Thug
- Carl Sklover as Guard
- Eric Wilton as Count Dano's Butler
