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Framed

1947 · 82 min

A tight, shadowy noir that keeps you wary of every friendly face, with a femme fatale and a naive hero spiraling into danger.

Tagline
"I didn't ask you to come into my life!"
Overview
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • greed
  • crime
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Richard Wallace
Written by
Ben Maddow
Starring
Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan, Edgar Buchanan, Karen Morley, Jim Bannon, Art Smith, Lillian Wells
Music
Marlin Skiles
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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