D.O.A.
1949 · Movie · Approved · 83 min · ★ 6.9 · 83% critics
A vacationing accountant is poisoned and realizes he has only about a day to live. Racing against the clock, he tracks back through recent events with help from those closest to him, piecing together clues that pull him into a web involving crooked businessmen and another murder.
Also known as Dead on arrival
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-12-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (200 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy fast, noir-style murder mysteries with a ticking-clock hook and unraveling clues, and you prefer “solving your own case” urgency; Not for you if you dislike grim poison plots or need a straightforward, easy-to-follow mystery like The Big Sleep or Kiss Me Deadly.
Pros: relentless time pressure; noir-leaning atmosphere; gripping mystery premise | Cons: convoluted plot confusion; some irritating elements; tense material may feel grim
Themes
- poison
- jazz club
- film noir
- doctor
- sadist
Cast & crew
Edmond O'Brien
as Frank Bigelow
Pamela Britton
as Paula Gibson
Luther Adler
as Majak
Beverly Garland
as Miss Foster
Lynn Baggett
as Mrs. Philips
William Ching
as Halliday
Henry Hart
as Stanley Philips
Neville Brand
as Chester
Laurette Luez
as Marla Rakubian
- JK
Jess Kirkpatrick
as Sam
Directed by Rudolph Maté