Manhandled
Seen it?1949 | 97 min | Crime, Drama
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
- Tailor-made for crime fans and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Expect bad people, worse choices and a few surprises. Fans of Strangers on a Train should feel right at home.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels. When the wife is found murdered in a manner identical to that of her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the prime suspect. But as the investigation of the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper proceeds, it turns out that several people in the case, including Merle, are not what they seem.
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
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$56K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
- Dorothy LamourMerl Kramer
- Sterling HaydenJoe Cooper
- Dan DuryeaKarl Benson
- Irene HerveyRuth / Mrs. Alton Bennet
- Phillip ReedGuy Bayard
- Harold VermilyeaDr. Redman
- Alan NapierAlton Bennet
- Art SmithDetective Lt. Bill Dawson
- Irving BaconSgt. Fayle
- George HumbertItalian Restaurant Owner (uncredited)