A Blueprint for Murder
1953 · 77 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,916 VOTES · DIR. Andrew L. Stone
Overview
Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,055 lines
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00:00:13 [Siren Wailing]
00:04:27 - I'll pick you up at school. - Gosh, I wish Polly could go too.
00:07:02 - Hi, Cam. - Hello, Maggie.
00:09:25 And they apparently don't know what killed Polly.
00:12:14 the more I realized what a fine, wonderful person she really was.
00:15:45 Naturally. Polly's death was a big shock.
00:18:17 There's only one thing to do. We'll have to try to get a court order for an autopsy.
00:21:01 Yes.
00:23:57 I'm afraid it's gonna be plenty tough to prove who gave that kid the poison.
00:26:56 They'd have been supplied by the hospital pharmacy.
00:30:14 - What time was that? - Around 7:30.
00:32:50 If she did, I didn't hear her. I was in the guest room.
00:35:12 The hospital attendants had no motive.
00:38:14 If it turns cloudy when I add this Myers reagent, it's strychnine.
00:40:58 Anderson speaking.
00:43:50 I'm afraid you're late. I'm meeting my wife. We're leaving town over the weekend.
00:46:49 - Think harder. You're the lawyer. - Hey.
00:49:58 Gee, Lynne, Uncle Cam's coming with us!
00:54:51 Cold fear would come over me.
00:58:02 It was a couple of days before you two were married.
01:02:00 This was the proof I needed.
01:06:11 Oh, for heaven's sakes, Cam, not that again.
01:09:04 Take your choice.
01:12:42 How treacherous-
Cast & Characters
Joseph Cotten
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Jean Peters
Lynn Cameron
Gary Merrill
Fred Sargent
Catherine McLeod
Maggie Sargent
Jack Kruschen
Detective Lt. Harold Y. Cole
Barney Phillips
Detective Capt. Pringle
Freddy Ridgeway
Doug Cameron
Eugene Borden
Headwaiter
Herb Butterfield
Judge at Preliminary Hearing
Harry Carter
Wheeler - Lynne's Chauffeur
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,055
Dialogue density13.7 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:12:42
Production Record
DirectorAndrew L. Stone
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,916