Mystery Street (1950)


Mystery Street
Release Date28 July 1950
Other NamesMurder at Harvard
GenreCrime, Film-Noir, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBeacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFilm Noir, Police Detective Film
ThemesHaunted By the Past
TonesDisturbing, Atmospheric, Gloomy
TagsCar, Detective, Investigation, Man, Murder, Private Detective, Street

Mystery Street (1950) is a black-and-white film noir directed by John Sturges with cinematography by famed lensman John Alton. The film stars Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett, and Elsa Lanchester.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Peter Moralas

Grace Shanway

Dr. McAdoo

Mrs. Smerrling

Henry Shanway

Vivian Heldon

Edmon Ryan
James Joshua Harkley

Jackie Elcott

Wally Maher
Tim Sharkey

Ralph Dumke
A Tattooist

A Mortician

An Ornithologist

Don Shelton
A District Attorney

Elsie Baker
Elderly Lady

George Brand
Man in Bedroom

Ralph Brooks
Reporter

Douglas Carter
Counterman at The Dunes

Mack Chandler
Doorman

George Cooper
Reporter

Reporter

Lucille Curtis
Mrs. Harkley

Bert Davidson
Dr. Thorpe

Reporter at Beach House

Mike Donovan
Porter

Detective O'Hara

Jim Frasher
High School Boy

Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst.

Eula Guy
Mrs. Fischer

Sherry Hall
Car Insurance Clerk

Bradford Hatton
Al - Grass Skirt Cafe Bartender

Jim Hayward
Constable Fischer

Perry Ivins
Alienist

William F. Leicester
Doctor

Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Shanway

John Maxwell
Detective Kilrain

Nurse

David McMahon
Detective Garrity

Ralph Montgomery
Waiter

Dr. Rockton

Melvin H. Moore
Oyster Shucker

Ernesto Morelli
Portuguese Fisherman

Virginia Mullen
Neighbor

Allen O'Locklin
Photographer

Frank Overton
Guard

Law Student

Daughter

Suzanne Ridgeway
Bar Girl at Grass Skirt Cafe

Maurice Samuels
Tailor

Fred Santley
Pawnbroker

Jack Shea
Policeman

Fred Sherman
Photographer

George Sherwood
Reporter

Mary Jane Smith
Daughter

Robert Strong
Policeman

Peter M. Thompson
Law Student

Charles Wagenheim
Baggage Clerk

Napoleon Whiting
Red Cap

Director

Writer

Sydney Boehm

Leonard Spigelgass

Producer

Frank E. Taylor
producer

Original Music

Rudolph G. Kopp
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Cinematographer

Editor

Ferris Webster
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Art Director

Gabriel Scognamillo
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Set Decorator

Edwin B. Willis
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Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer

hair stylist

Ethel Neejus
hair stylist

Sam Palo
makeup artist

Production Manager

Charles J. Hunt
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sid Sidman
assistant director

Art Department

Ralph S. Hurst
associate set decorator

Sound Department

recording supervisor

Joe Edmondson
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Joe DeAce
grip

Otto Dyar
still photographer

A. Lindsley Lane
camera operator

Wes Shanks
gaffer

Other Crew

Don McDougall
script supervisor

Thanks

President And Fellows Of Harvard College
thanks

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Warner Home Video






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