1950-06-23 • Crime, Thriller • 1h 33min
Une jeune femme, Vivian Heldon, se rend à un rendez-vous avec son amant, un homme marié qui la tue car elle menace de dénoncer à sa femme leur liaison. Il enterre le corps sur une plage déserte. Plusieurs mois après, un ornithologue y découvre des restes humains, sans aucun document ou objet permettant une identification. Le lieutenant Morales dirige l'enquête, assisté par un professeur d'université, le docteur McAdoo, pour l'analyse du cadavre. Le recoupement des indices permet de remonter à Vivian Heldon, dont l'emploi du temps de ses dernières heures est reconstitué. Elle a notamment été vue en compagnie de Henry Shanway qui semble le suspect idéal…
Ricardo Montalban
Peter Moralas
Sally Forrest
Grace Shanway
Bruce Bennett
Dr. McAdoo
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Smerrling
Marshall Thompson
Henry Shanway
Jan Sterling
Vivian Heldon
Edmon Ryan
James Joshua Harkley
Betsy Blair
Jackie Elcott
Wally Maher
Tim Sharkey
Ralph Dumke
Jim Black the Tattooist
Willard Waterman
The Mortician
Walter Burke
The Ornithologist
Don Shelton
A District Attorney
Elsie Baker
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
George Brand
Man in Bedroom (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Counterman at The Dunes (uncredited)
Mack Chandler
Doorman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Diner Patron (uncredited)
George Cooper
Reporter (uncredited)
John Crawford
Reporter (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Mrs. Harkley (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
Dr. Thorpe (uncredited)
King Donovan
Reporter at Beach House (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Porter (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Detective O'Hara (uncredited)
Jim Frasher
High School Boy (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst. (uncredited)
Eula Guy
Mrs. Fischer (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Car Insurance Clerk (uncredited)
Bradford Hatton
Al - Grass Skirt Cafe Bartender (uncredited)
Jim Hayward
Constable Fischer (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Alienist (uncredited)
William F. Leicester
Doctor (uncredited)
Arthur M. Loew Jr.
Sailor (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Shanway (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Detective Kilrain (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Nurse (uncredited)
David McMahon
Detective Garrity (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Portuguese Fisherman (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Waiter (uncredited)
Matt Moore
Dr. Rockton (uncredited)
Melvin H. Moore
Oyster Shucker (uncredited)
Virginia Mullen
Neighbor (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin
Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Overton
Guard (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
Harkley's Daughter (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Bar Girl at Grass Skirt Cafe (uncredited)
John Roy
Guard (uncredited)
Maurice Samuels
Tailor (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Policeman (uncredited)
Fred Sherman
Photographer (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Jane Smith
Daughter (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Policeman (uncredited)
Peter M. Thompson
Law Student (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting
Red Cap (uncredited)
John Sturges
Le Mystère de la plage perdue
Released
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