form y separately published work icon Jamaica Run single work   film/TV   thriller   mystery  
Adaptation of The Neat Little Corpse Max Murray , 1950 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1953... 1953 Jamaica Run
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Film Details - Pine-Thomas Productions , 1953

Producers:

William H. Pine (Producer)
William C. Thomas (Producer)

Production Companies:

Pine-Thomas Productions
Paramount Pictures

Director of Photography:

Lionel Lindon

Editors:

Howard A. Smith

Production Designers:

A. Earl Hedrick
Hal Pereira

Composer:

Lucien Cailliet

Cast:

Incl. Ray Milland (Patrick Fairlie), Arlene Dahl (Ena Dacey), Wendell Corey (Todd Dacey), Patric Knowles (William Montague), Kasey Rogers (Janice Clayton), Carroll McComas (Mrs Dacey), Murray Matheson (Inspector Mole), Clarence Muse (Mose), Michael Moore (Robert Clayton), Rex Evans (Judge Henry), Robert Warwick (Court Judge), Lester Matthews (Judge), Linus Aaberg (Human), Davis Roberts (Rob).

Release Dates:

Premiered in the USA on 22 April 1953. Other commercial release dates include Sweden (20 April 1954), Denmark (26 April 1954), Finland (7 May 1954), Austria (September 1954), West Germany (24 September 1954), France (31 December 1954)

Notes:

1. Also known as Weiße Herrin auf Jamaika (Austria/West Germany), A Mulher da Jamaica (Portugal), Courrier pour la Jamaïque (France), De Schone van Jamaica / La Belle de la Jamaïque Belgium (Belgium), Farliga Vatten (Sweden) Giamaica (Italy), Jamaica Mysteriet (Denmark), Juonittelua Jamaikassa (Finland), La Casa Grande de Jamaica (Spain), Viaioi Pothoi stin Zamaika / Zamaika, to Stavrodromi ton Tropikon (Greece).
2. Further reference: Film Indexes Online for a listing on reviews and critical articles; Worldcat for an extensive narrative abstract; and American Film Institute, which also publishes a detailed narrative abstract [Sighted 4/03/10].

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    Caribbean, Americas,
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