D.O.A. (1950) | Directed by Rudolph Mate - Full Movie

Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why

A long, behind-the-back tracking sequence features Frank Bigelow walking through the hallway of a police station to report his own murder. Oddly, the police have been expecting him and already know who he is.

A flashback begins with Bigelow in his hometown of Banning, California, where he is an accountant and notary public. He decides to take a one-week vacation in San Francisco, but this does not sit well with Paula Gibson, his confidential secretary and girlfriend, as he does not want her to accompany him.

Directed by: Rudolph Maté
Written by: Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene
Produced by: Leo C. Popkin
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Beverly Campbell, Neville Brand, Lynn Baggett, William Ching, Henry Hart, Laurette Luez
Cinematography: Ernest Laszlo
Edited by: Arthur H. Nadel
Music by: Dimitri Tiomkin
Color process: Black and white
Production companies: Harry Popkin Productions, Cardinal Pictures
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: April 21, 1950
Running time: 84 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English