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Cast
Ricardo Montalban
as Peter Moralas
Sally Forrest
as Grace Shanway
Bruce Bennett
as Dr. McAdoo
Elsa Lanchester
as Mrs. Smerrling
Marshall Thompson
as Henry Shanway
Jan Sterling
as Vivian Heldon
Edmon Ryan
as James Joshua Harkley
Betsy Blair
as Jackie Elcott
Wally Maher
as Tim Sharkey
Ralph Dumke
as Jim Black the Tattooist
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1950
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Thriller
Votes68
DirectorJohn Sturges
WritersSydney Boehm, Richard Brooks, Leonard Spigelgass
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMystery Street
About Mystery Street
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
Directed by John Sturges, Mystery Street leans on a strong ensemble — Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1950.
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