The Clay Pigeon (1949)
A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
Cast
- Bill Williams - Jim Fletcher
- Barbara Hale - Martha Gregory
- Richard Quine - Ted Niles
- Richard Loo - Ken Tokoyama
- Frank Fenton - Prentice
- Frank Wilcox - Navy Hospital Doctor
- Marya Marco - Helen Minoto
- Robert Bray - Gunsel Blake
- Martha Hyer - Miss Harwick
- Harold Landon - Blind Veteran
Screenplay
- Carl Foreman (Screenplay)
- Carl Foreman (Story)
Keywords
amnesia, coma, war veteran, film noir, post world war ii, court martial, counterfeit money, waking from coma, forger, pow survivor, war veteran with amnesia, japanese pow camp
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Clay Pigeon about?
- Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
- Who directed The Clay Pigeon?
- The Clay Pigeon was directed by Richard Fleischer.
- Who stars in The Clay Pigeon?
- The Clay Pigeon stars Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine, Richard Loo, Frank Fenton, Frank Wilcox.
- How long is The Clay Pigeon?
- The Clay Pigeon has a runtime of 1h 3m (63 minutes).
- What genre is The Clay Pigeon?
- The Clay Pigeon is a Thriller, Crime film.
- Where was The Clay Pigeon produced?
- The Clay Pigeon was produced in United States of America.