

The Clay Pigeon
1949-03-03 · 63 min · ★ 5.7
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.
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- Directors
- Richard Fleischer
- Production companies
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Bill WilliamsJim Fletcher
Barbara HaleMartha Gregory
Richard QuineTed Niles
Richard LooKen Tokoyama
Frank FentonPrentice
Frank WilcoxNavy Hospital Doctor
Marya MarcoHelen Minoto
Robert BrayGunsel Blake
Martha HyerMiss Harwick
James CravenJohn Wheeler
Ann DoranNurse (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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