Decoy poster

Decoy( 1946)

TV-MACrimeThriller
59%
User
Score

She Treats Men the Way They've Been Treating Women for Years!

Overview

A fatally shot female gangleader recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer just before she dies.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Jean Gillie

      Margot Shelby

    2. cast image

      Edward Norris

      Jim Vincent

    3. cast image

      Robert Armstrong

      Frank Olins

    4. cast image

      Herbert Rudley

      Dr. Craig

    5. cast image

      Sheldon Leonard

      Sergeant Joe Portugal

    6. cast image

      Marjorie Woodworth

      Nurse

    7. cast image

      Philip Van Zandt

      Tommy

    8. cast image

      Carole Donne

      Waitress

    9. cast image

      John Shay

      Al

    10. cast image

      Bert Roach

      Bartender

    11. cast image

      Rosemary Bertrand

      Ruth

    12. cast image

      Ray Teal

      Policeman (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    8
    Written by John Chard on Wed Nov 20 2013
    Can you come down to my level? Decoy is directed by Jack Bernhard and adapted to screenplay by Nedrick Young from a story written by Stanley Rubin. It stars Jean Gillie, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, Sheldon Leonard and Edward Norris. Music is by Edward J. Kay and cinematography by L. William O’Connell. Margot Shelby (Gillie) is dying on the sofa, a “victim” of a gunshot wound. Sgt. Jo Portugal (Leonard) leans in to hear the story of how she came to be in this situation… Manic, delirious, bonkers, nasty, Decoy is all of those things, and more, wonderfully so. Running at under 80...

    Media

    Videos 2Backdrops 6Posters 4

    Recommendations

    1. The Las Vegas Story

      The Las Vegas Story58%

    2. Murder by Contract

      Murder by Contract68%

    3. The Ark of the Sun God

      The Ark of the Sun God55%

    4. Asteroid City

      Asteroid City65%

    5. Hell House LLC

      Hell House LLC65%

    6. Burning

      Burning74%

    7. Nothing in Return

      Nothing in Return64%

    8. Dracula 2000

      Dracula 200052%

    9. First Cow

      First Cow71%

    10. The Two Popes

      The Two Popes75%

    11. Us

      Us70%

    12. The Kid Detective

      The Kid Detective66%

    13. Caché

      Caché71%

    14. Re-Animator

      Re-Animator70%

    15. Le Maître d'école

      Le Maître d'école60%

    16. Cleaner

      Cleaner61%

    17. Kajillionaire

      Kajillionaire63%

    18. The Color of Money

      The Color of Money69%

    19. 28 Days Later

      28 Days Later72%

    20. Body Double

      Body Double68%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • prison
    • gangster
    • gas chamber
    • treasure map
    • femme fatale
    • film noir
    • doctor
    • execution
    • double cross
    • buried loot
    • deathbed confession