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The Murder Men (film)

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Directed by
  
John Peyser

Release date
  
1961 (1961)

Director
  
John Peyser

Art director
  
George Davis

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Written by
  
Mel Goldberg

Initial release
  
1961

Screenplay
  
Mel Goldberg

Set decoration
  
Henry Grace

Starring
  
Peter Mark Richman James Coburn Dorothy Dandridge

Cast
  
Dorothy Dandridge, James Coburn, Peter Mark Richman

Similar
  
The Decks Ran Red, Mr Ricco, The Trial of Mary Dugan, Drums of the Congo, Four Shall Die

The Murder Men (later presented as an episode of the TV show Cain's Hundred which was called Blues for a Junkman, in 1962) is a 1961 television film starring Peter Mark Richman, James Coburn, and Dorothy Dandridge.

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Plot

Dandridge's character, Norma Sherman, is a night-club singer and addict who, upon being released from jail, attempts to win back the love of her husband (played by Ivan Dixon).

Cast

Peter Mark Richman as Nick Cain
James Coburn as Arthur Troy
Dorothy Dandridge as Norma Sherman (archive footage)
Joe Mantell (archive footage)
Ivan Dixon (archive footage)
Edward Asner as Dave Keller (archive footage)

Reviews

One commentator called Dorothy Dandridge's role in this film "one of (her) most interesting late performances". This was her last film.

References

The Murder Men (film) Wikipedia