Apology for Murder
Seen it?1945 | 67 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another businessman.
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; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Newfield
- Hugh BeaumontKenny Blake
- Ann SavageToni Kirkland
- Charles D. BrownWard McGee
- Russell HicksHarvey Kirkland
- Pierre WatkinCraig Jordan
- Budd BusterJed
- Norman WillisAllen Webb
- Elizabeth ValentineMrs. Harper
- George SherwoodLieutenant Edwards
- Sarah PaddenMaggie