Movie Description
The Clay Pigeon
(1949)Overview
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
Featured Crew
Cast
Jim Fletcher
Martha Gregory
Ted Niles
Ken Tokoyama
Prentice
Navy Hospital Doctor
Helen Minoto
Gunsel Blake
Miss Harwick
Blind Veteran
John Wheeler
Naval Intelligence Agent Clark
Nurse (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Clay Pigeon
Status Released
Release Information
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1949-03-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 03m
Production CompaniesRKO Radio Pictures
Genres
- Thriller
- Crime
