Fingerprints Don't Lie 1951
Fingerprints Don't Lie
A fingerprint expert figures out who killed the mayor.
A fingerprint expert figures out who killed the mayor.
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Full Cast & Crew... James Stover
... Carolyn Palmer
... Hypo Dorton
... Prosecuting Attorney
... Nadine Connell
... Police Lt. Grayson
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See All 1 Reviews02 Jun 2023 by CinemaSerf
When the mayor is bumped off, the local police force conclude that it must have been "Moody" (Richard Emory) because all the fingerprint evidence points to him. He, of course, protests his innocence and luckily local journalist "Evans" (Rory Mallinson) takes up the cudgels creating just enough doubt in the forensic expert's mind to have him think twice. "Stover" (Richard Travis) has every faith in his science but gradually, working with "Carolyn" (Sheila Ryan) - the daughter of the murdered man - he is faced with the prospect that there has been some manipulation going on. Back to square one? Who is the real culprit? This is a perfectly watchable crime drama that tries to develop the role of new technology in policing, and one that also points out that the infallible is rarely that. It can't have had much of a budget, so neither the acting nor the writing is particularly noteworthy, and I found the ending to be just a little too convenient, but it passes an hour effortlessly enough.
Release Date:
Feb 23, 1951 (United States)
Run Time:
57`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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When the mayor is bumped off, the local police force conclude that it must have been "Moody" (Richard Emory) because all the fingerprint evidence points to him. He, of course, protests his innocence and luckily local journalist "Evans" (Rory Mallinson) takes up the cudgels creating just enough doubt in the forensic expert's mind to have him think twice. "Stover" (Richard Travis) has every faith in his science but gradually, working with "Carolyn" (Sheila Ryan) - the daughter of the murdered man - he is faced with the prospect that there has been some manipulation going on. Back to square one? Who is the real culprit? This is a perfectly watchable crime drama that tries to develop the role of new technology in policing, and one that also points out that the infallible is rarely that. It can't have had much of a budget, so neither the acting nor the writing is particularly noteworthy, and I found the ending to be just a little too convenient, but it passes an hour effortlessly enough.
Cast & Crew of
Fingerprints Don't Lie
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... James Stover
... Carolyn Palmer
... Hypo Dorton
... Prosecuting Attorney
... Nadine Connell
... Police Lt. Grayson
... Police Commissioner Frank Kelso
... Paul Moody
DT
Dee Tatum... Connie Duval
... King Sullivan
... Brad Evans
... Rod Barenger
... Defense Attorney
... Syra - the Blonde Model
RB
Roy Butler... Bailiff (uncredited)
DG
Dick Gordon... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
... Judge Edwin Monroe (uncredited)
JR
John Roy... Detective (uncredited)
... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
... Mayor Wendell Palmer (uncredited)
Produced By
... Producer
... Production Manager