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The Guilty
Directed by
John Reinhardt
Produced by Jack Wrather
Screenplay by Robert Presnell Sr. Based on the short story "Two Men in a Furnished Room" by Cornell Woolrich
Produced by Jack Wrather
Screenplay by Robert Presnell Sr. Based on the short story "Two Men in a Furnished Room" by Cornell Woolrich
With:
Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toomey, John Litel, Wally Cassell, Thomas E. Jackson, Netta Packer, Oliver Blake, and Carol Andrews
Cinematography:
Henry Sharp
Editing: Jodie Copelan
Music: Rudy Schrager
Editing: Jodie Copelan
Music: Rudy Schrager
Runtime:
71 min
Release Date: 22 March 1947
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color: Black and White
Release Date: 22 March 1947
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color: Black and White
Twitter Capsule:
The unimaginative title is fitting to this underwhelming adaptation of Cornell Woolrich’s “Two Men in a Furnished Room” (AKA “He Looked Like Murder”). Director John Reinhardt manages a few interesting things in this ultra-low-budget noir, the first from producer Jack Wrather. Former child star Bonita Granville plays twin sisters — one pure and a tramp (of course) — who get intertwined with roommates Mike (Don Castle) and Johnny (Wally Cassell) who play like the two sides of masculine stereotypes. Reinhardt, Wrather, Castle, and the entire production team would fair better in their second outing this year, High Tide.