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The Fat Man (1951)

"DANGER UNDER THE BIG TOP!"

5.6/10 1h 18m May 19, 1951
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-rays. To the police it looks like an accident, but private eye Brad Runyan thinks there's more to it.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Fat Man
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

J. Scott Smart
J. Scott Smart
Brad Runyan
Popularity: 0.6
Julie London
Julie London
Pat Boyd
Popularity: 3.0
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Roy Clark
Popularity: 2.0
Clinton Sundberg
Clinton Sundberg
Bill Norton
Popularity: 0.3
Jayne Meadows
Jayne Meadows
Jane Adams
Popularity: 1.3
John Russell
John Russell
Gene Gordon
Popularity: 0.9
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
L.t. Stark
Popularity: 0.3
Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly
Ed Deets
Popularity: 0.1
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Lucille Barkley
Lola Gordon
Popularity: 1.6
Robert Osterloh
Robert Osterloh
Fletcher
Popularity: 0.4
Harry Lewis
Harry Lewis
Happy Stevens
Popularity: 0.6
Teddy Hart
Teddy Hart
Shifty
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director William Castle
Screenplay Leonard Lee, Harry Essex
Producer Aubrey Schenck
Editor Edward Curtiss

Production

Universal International Pictures
US

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Keywords

private detective

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Nov 27, 2023

A dentist preparing to give a big speech at a conference makes the mistake of opening his door late one evening. Next thing he has been coshed and papped out of a fifteenth story window. Why? Well the rather easily pleased police conclude he succumbed to a fit of nerves, took some calming pills and. ... Read more

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Based on 17 votes

Details
Release Date May 19, 1951
Runtime 1h 18m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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