Death in Small Doses (1957 film)
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Directed byJoseph M. Newman
Screenplay byJohn McGreevey
Based onSaturday Evening Post article
by Arthur L. Davis
by Arthur L. Davis
Produced byRichard V. Heermance
(as Richard Heermance)
(as Richard Heermance)
| Death in Small Doses | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joseph M. Newman |
| Screenplay by | John McGreevey |
| Based on | Saturday Evening Post article by Arthur L. Davis |
| Produced by | Richard V. Heermance (as Richard Heermance) |
| Starring | Peter Graves Mala Powers |
| Cinematography | Carl E. Guthrie (as Carl Guthrie) |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Robert Wiley Miller Emil Newman |
Production company | Allied Artists Pictures |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Death in Small Doses is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Peter Graves and Mala Powers.[1] A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
A federal investigator (Peter Graves) poses as a truck driver to check pep-pill usage by long-haul truckers.
Cast
- Peter Graves as Tom Kaylor
- Mala Powers as Val Owens
- Chuck Connors as Mink Reynolds
- Merry Anders as Amy Phillips
- Roy Engel as Wally Morse
- Robert B. Williams as Dunc Clayton (as Robert Williams)
- Harry Lauter as Steve Hummel
- Pete Kooy as Payson
- Robert Christopher as Lennie Owens