Fall Guy (1947 film)

Fall Guy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Reginald Le Borg
Produced by	Walter Mirisch
Screenplay by	Jerry Warner; John O'Dea
Based on	Novel: Cocaine; by Cornell Woolrich
Starring	Leo Penn; Robert Armstrong; Teala Loring;
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Cinematography	Mack Stengler
Edited by	William Austin
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	March 15, 1947 (United States);
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Fall Guy is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg. The drama features Leo Penn, Robert Armstrong and Teala Loring. The film is based on Cornell Woolrich's short story, "Cocaine."

Plot

With no memory of the night in question and a few clues, a man tries to prove he did not murder an attractive woman. Tom Cochrane, high on cocaine and covered with blood, is picked up by the police and then questioned by detectives Shannon (Douglas Fowley) and Taylor (Harry Strang), but manages to escape. His girlfriend Lois Walter (Teala Loring), against the wishes of her guardian, Jim Grosset (Charles Arnt), assists Tom and his police-officer brother-in-law Mac (Robert Armstrong) in trying to clear Tom of a possible murder charge. Tom only recalls meeting a man in a bar and going to a party. Tom and Mac find the man, Joe (Elisha Cook Jr.), who takes them to the party scene, the apartment of the Shindells (John Harmon and Iris Adrian), where they find the body of a murdered girl in the apartment above. The police pick up Mac, while Tom trails Marie (Virginia Dale) and Mike (Jack Overman). Joe is murdered for leading Tom to the scene of the crime, and Marie, who had been hired by the killer to get Tom at the apartment when the crime was committed, is choked to death. Tom, following the killer of Marie, is almost trapped and killed himself, but is saved by Mike.

Cast

Leo Penn as Tom Cochrane (billed as Clifford Penn)
Robert Armstrong as Mac McLaine
Teala Loring as Lois Walter
Elisha Cook Jr. as Joe
Douglas Fowley as Inspector Shannon
Charles Arnt as Uncle Jim Grossett
Virginia Dale as Marie
Iris Adrian as Mrs. Sindell

Reception

TV Guide has rated it 2/4 stars.[1]

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References

"Fall Guy". TV Guide. Retrieved 2015-04-07.

External links

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[1] "Fall Guy". TV Guide. Retrieved 2015-04-07.