The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress

The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !

1957 · 93 min · ★ 5.5 · Crime, Drama

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

Directed by Jack Arnold · Written by George Zuckerman

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Jeff Chandler James Gordon Blane
Jeanne Crain Diane Blane
Jack Carson Sheriff Nick Hoak
Gail Russell Carol Morrow
Elaine Stewart Charleen Reston
George Tobias Billy Giles
Edward Andrews Lester Rawlings
Phillip Reed Michael Reston
Edward Platt Ralph Adams, Reporter
Paul Birch Prosecutor Frank Mitchell
Alexander Lockwood Paul Vernon
Edwin Jerome Judge David L. Johnson

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