

D.O.A.
A Picture As Excitingly Different As Its Title!
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
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- English
- poison
- jazz club
- film noir
- doctor
- sadist
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United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles, California23 Dec 1949
- Theatrical21 Apr 1950
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG23 Dec 1949
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1517 Sept 1950
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D.O.A. was released on 23 December 1949.
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2- T9/10
talisencrw
8/17/2016
Edmond O'Brien is one of my favourite actors of the period, and if you need any startling evidence of why, just check out his performance here in Rudolph Mate's heartily original noir-shocker, 'D.O.A.'. Another great reason to check the film out, the Polish-born director, made a smooth transition from being a great cinematographer, and this is probably his most shining triumph helming a picture. If you have ever w…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
7/9/2022
"I was to report a murder"... "Whose?"..."Mine!"... Edmond O'Brien is cracking in this dark and atmospherically paced thriller about a man who discovers that he has been deliberately poisoned by luminous toxin and may only have a few hours/days/weeks left to live. He can't understand who would want to do this and sets out to find the culprits. Much of the story is recounted via his "deathbed" explanation to an unbeli…
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