Movie

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

★ 6.8/10 · 129 votes 1956 1h 20m Released

CrimeDrama

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.

Cast

Dana Andrews Tom Garrett Joan Fontaine Susan Spencer Sidney Blackmer Austin Spencer Arthur Franz Bob Hale Philip Bourneuf Roy Thompson Edward Binns Lt. Kennedy