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The Straw Man (1953)

1h 14m

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The Straw Man (1953)

Name: The Straw Man
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1953-08-17

1h 14m

Running Time

Plot.

A newly married man is convicted of murdering a former lover in his apartment, and sentenced to hang. With a payout on his life worth 20,000 pounds, the insurance company sends an investigator to find out the truth.

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Cast & Crew.

Dermot Walsh

Malcolm 'Mal' Farris

Clifford Evans

Jeff Howard

Lana Morris

Ruth Hunter

Amy Dalby

Lucy Graham

Ronald Ward

Clay Rushlow

Josephine Stuart

Miss Ward

Peter Williams

Inspector Conrad

John Forrest

Johnny Gordon

Philip Saville

Link Hunter

Neal Arden

O'Brien

Hamlyn Benson

Porter

Donald Taylor

Director / Producer / Writer

Doris Miles Disney

Novel

Duncan Sutherland

Art Direction

Gerald Gibbs

Director of Photography

John Reeve

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date

August 17, 1953

Status

Released

Running Time

1h 14m

Genres

Thriller

Last updated: 2025-02-14

Wiki.

The Straw Man is a 1953 British crime film directed by Donald Taylor and starring Dermot Walsh, Clifford Evans and Lana Morris. Its storyline focuses on insurance fraud. It is based on the 1951 novel Straw Man by Doris Miles Disney.

It was set in and shot partly on location in Brighton. Film also took place at Wembley Studios. The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland. It was released as a second feature by United Artists.