The Trespasser (1947)
“When a beautiful girl crosses a million dollar racket guy...it's MURDER!”
Stevie Carson, a newspaper reporter, and Danny Butler, the "morgue" manager on the same newspaper, set out to track down the killer of a colleague, a book-reviewer who was involved with a group of rare book forgers and whose sister has been convinced her editor-fiance, Bill Monroe, killed him.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by George Blair, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Janet Martin, Warren Douglas, Douglas Fowley, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Janet Martin
as Stephanie 'Stevie' Carson
Warren Douglas
as Daniel 'Danny' Butler
Douglas Fowley
as Bill Monroe
Dale Evans
as Linda Coleman
Gregory Gaye
as Mr. E. Charles
Grant Withers
as Detective Lt. Kirk
William Bakewell
as Bruce Coleman
Francis Pierlot
as Channing Bliss
Betty Alexander
as Miss Lacey, newspaper lobby receptionist
Joy Barlow
as Mary Lou Walters, newspaper secretary
Adele Mara
as Dee Dee, newspaper morgue assistant
Fred Graham
as Davis, printer-henchmanCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 71 min |
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