The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress

1957
1h 33min

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a 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.

The Tattered Dress

Storyline

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a 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.
    Released
    3/14/1957
    Runtime
    1h 33min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Universal International Pictures
Cast
Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler
James Gordon Blane
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
Diane Blane
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Sheriff Nick Hoak
Gail Russell
Gail Russell
Carol Morrow
Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Charleen Reston
George Tobias
George Tobias
Billy Giles
Edward Andrews
Edward Andrews
Lester Rawlings
Phillip Reed
Phillip Reed
Michael Reston
Edward Platt
Edward Platt
Ralph Adams, Reporter (as Edward C. Platt)
Paul Birch
Paul Birch
Prosecutor Frank Mitchell
Alexander Lockwood
Alexander Lockwood
Paul Vernon
Edwin Jerome
Edwin Jerome
Judge David L. Johnson
William Schallert
William Schallert
Court Clerk
June McCall
Girl at Slot Machine
Frank J. Scannell
Frank J. Scannell
Cal Morrison, Blackjack Dealer (as Frank Scannell)
Floyd Simmons
Floyd Simmons
Larry Bell
Ziva Rodann
Ziva Rodann
Woman on Train (as Ziva Shapir)
Marina Orschel
Girl by Pool
Ingrid Goude
Ingrid Goude
Girl by Pool
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Beau Anderson
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Paul Bradley
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Chet Brandenburg
Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Donald Chaffin
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Dale Clark
Suspect (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Del Rio
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Reporter on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
Reporter (uncredited)
Jerry Elliott
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Dotty Ertel
Minor Role (uncredited)
Todd Ferrell
Timmy Blane (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Juror (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Stenotype Operator (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Juror (uncredited)
Charles Herbert
Charles Herbert
Johnny Blane
Freda Jones
Sarah Bell (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Steward (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Elderly Citizen (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Helene Marshall
Reporter (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Juror (uncredited)
Gordon Morehouse
Poker Player (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Juror (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Juror (uncredited)
Charles Perry
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
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