A Blueprint for Murder
Seen it?1953 | 77 min | Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Naked City or Point Blank, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1953: an older pace and style.
Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
- Joseph CottenWhitney 'Cam' Cameron
- Jean PetersLynn Cameron
- Gary MerrillFred Sargent
- Catherine McLeodMaggie Sargent
- Jack KruschenHarold Y. Cole
- Barney PhillipsDetective Captain Pringle
- Freddy RidgewayDoug Cameron
- Harry CarterWheeler (uncredited)
- James GonzalezJoe Cunningham (uncredited)
- Ed HintonEd (uncredited)