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  • Shield for Murder (1954)
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    82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Shield for Murder (1954)
Approved
82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When a brutal police detective Lt. murders a bookmaker's runner for $25,000 in cash, a deaf mute sees him do it and now he finds he must kill again to cover his tracks.
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Writers
Richard Alan Simmons (screenplay) (adaptation) | John C. Higgins (screenplay) | William P. McGivern (novel "Shield for Murder")
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Gordon Avil (photography by)
Production Designer
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Status
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Updated Aug 27, 1954

Release date
Sep 1954 (United States)

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Cast

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Edmond O'Brien
Barney Nolan Barney Nolan   See fewer
Marla English
Patty Winters Patty Winters   See fewer
John Agar
Mark Brewster Mark Brewster   See fewer
Emile Meyer
Capt. Gunnarson Capt. Gunnarson   See fewer
Carolyn Jones
Girl at Bar Girl at Bar   See fewer
Claude Akins
Fat Michaels Fat Michaels   See fewer
Lawrence Ryle
Laddie O'Neil (as Larry Ryle) Laddie O'Neil (as Larry Ryle)   See fewer
Herb Butterfield
Cabot (as Herbert Butterfield) Cabot (as Herbert Butterfield)   See fewer
Hugh Sanders
Packy Reed Packy Reed   See fewer
William Schallert
Assistant D.A. Assistant D.A.   See fewer
John Beradino
Gambler Being Booked (uncredited) Gambler Being Booked (uncredited)   See fewer
William Boyett
Policeman Cooper (uncredited) Policeman Cooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Bray
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard H. Cutting
Manning (uncredited) Manning (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Deacon
The Professor (uncredited) The Professor (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke Fishman
Man in Crowd (uncredited) Man in Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey Golden
Alley Crowd Member (uncredited) Alley Crowd Member (uncredited)   See fewer
David Hillary Hughes
Ernst Sternmueller (uncredited) Ernst Sternmueller (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Contact Man With Tickets (uncredited) Contact Man With Tickets (uncredited)   See fewer
Gregg Martell
Packy's Hood (uncredited) Packy's Hood (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom McKee
Taylor's Interrogator (uncredited) Taylor's Interrogator (uncredited)   See fewer
Grazia Narciso
Italian Restaurant Proprietress (uncredited) Italian Restaurant Proprietress (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Ollestad
Jay Phelps (uncredited) Jay Phelps (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Perry
William Taylor (uncredited) William Taylor (uncredited)   See fewer
John Phillips
Barnes - Police Officer (uncredited) Barnes - Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Ploski
Man Eating Spaghetti (uncredited) Man Eating Spaghetti (uncredited)   See fewer
Stafford Repp
Detective O'Dell (uncredited) Detective O'Dell (uncredited)   See fewer
Vito Scotti
Joe - Bartender (uncredited) Joe - Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
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