Dawn Addams, Richard Anderson, Keefe Brasselle, Ann Harding, Walter Pidgeon, and Barry Sullivan in The Unknown Man (1951)

The Unknown Man

Movie1951• Approved• 1h 26m
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirMystery
⭐ 6.4 / 10(489)

An attorney successfully defends a young hoodlum charged with murder but later has doubts about his client's innocence and starts investigating his background and associations.

Rated
Approved
Runtime
1h 26m
Released
1951
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1951

Storyline

An attorney successfully defends a young hoodlum charged with murder but later has doubts about his client's innocence and starts investigating his background and associations.

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Did you know

• One of the film's working titles was "Behind the Law."

• One of the film's working titles was "The Bradley Mason Story."

• One of the film's working titles was "The Thin Knife."

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Courtroom drama with Walter Pidgeon at the helm

šŸ‘ 12 Ā· 9/16/2006
⭐ 5/10

Sullivan Does His Best To Save It

šŸ‘ 14 Ā· 9/20/2006
⭐ 5/10

A good premise but carried out indifferently.

šŸ‘ 8 Ā· 7/23/2009

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
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