Apology for Murder
1945 · 67 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 351 VOTES · DIR. Sam Newfield
Overview
Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another businessman.
Dialogue Timeline — 428 lines
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00:00:53 i'm from the daily tribunal... disgusted with your wild expression
00:02:45 don't you understand the english language what i plan is my own private business i don't care
00:04:52 i'm going to find myself a wealthy heiress i'm going to make her fall in love with him
00:07:39 he was very thoughtful and gentle before we were married i thought i loved him but he
00:10:17 let us shove off together now you you better take another look through the rogues gallery
00:13:22 to rest and relax before he says
00:15:30 up stock so you could grab control of the merger but you're not going to get away with it i'll stop
00:18:53 i had to see you right away my car broke down what do you want to see me about i can't tell
00:22:28 i approve this thing for the 18 years
00:26:49 business all right ward what's the assignment was killed in a motor accident he's a big shot
00:29:14 i counted on the help of a man oh i don't know this whole thing's thrown me for a
00:31:14 him they did not establish sufficient motive for the murder well i've said a lot of times i'd like
00:32:56 said she better wait in that car maybe she didn't think i was good enough to live
00:35:08 has all this heavy thinking uh giving you a thirst how about a shot
00:37:25 a story is the breath of life to a newspaper man he can't pass up any possibility i see
00:39:36 if the wave is calling oh ask him to come in yes ma'am this way please
00:42:01 i've got some information i think you'd like to have well mckee is a very busy man i'd suggest
00:43:42 deliberately lying so i've done a little scouting around and what do you think i found what did you
00:45:56 don't tell me that i'm sorry i only make the connection i do not bring to the other party
00:48:43 and she won't lead me to it she's playing around with some lawyer named webb
00:52:10 have that wait until tomorrow dear all right darling alan couldn't you hurry with that
00:55:20 tough one but if i let you get away with this now go on doing it all the rest of your life
01:00:22 you coming here i'll come clean now what do you know about this i was following a hunch that's all
01:03:58 still want the emergency hospital? no. no, never mind give me the morgue.
Cast & Characters
Hugh Beaumont
Kenny Blake
Ann Savage
Toni Kirkland
Charles D. Brown
Ward McGee
Russell Hicks
Harvey Kirkland
Pierre Watkin
Craig Jordan
Budd Buster
Jed
Norman Willis
Allen Webb
Elizabeth Valentine
Mrs. Harper
George Sherwood
Lieutenant Edwards
Sarah Padden
Maggie
Eva Novak
Maid
Wheaton Chambers
Minister
Arch Hall Sr.
Paul (as Archie Hall)
Henry Hall
Warden
Jack Perrin
Reporter (Uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed428
Dialogue density6.4 lines / min
First line00:00:53
Final line01:03:58
Production Record
DirectorSam Newfield
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes351
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