2012-07-28

Public domain film noir: The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)


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Director: Robert Siodmak
Writers: Marty Holland (story), Ketti Frings (screenplay)
Cinematography: George Barnes





Plot: Thelma Jordon is a woman who late one night shows up in the office of Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall with a story about prowlers and burglars. Before Cleve can stop himself, he and Thelma are involved in a love affair. But Thelma is a mysterious woman, and when her rich aunt is found shot, Jordon is the prime suspect. When she is eventually acquitted, a dangerous old boyfriend comes out of the shadows.

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