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Cause for Alarm!

1951·1h 14m·Approved
DramaCrimeThrillerFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 6.4/10
2,940 votes

An invalid husband (Barry Sullivan) wrongly believes his wife (Loretta Young) and doctor (Bruce Cowling) are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway.

Cause for Alarm! is a 1951 drama crime movie directed by Tay Garnett, starring Bruce Cowling, Margalo Gillmore, Barry Sullivan. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 2,940 votes and runs 1h 14m.

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Director
Tay Garnett
Stars
Bruce Cowling
Margalo Gillmore
Barry Sullivan
Loretta Young
Details
1951-07-18
74 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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