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They Won't Believe Me( 1947)

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He lived a lie that led him from one disastrous love to another!

Overview

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Young

      Larry Ballentine

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      Susan Hayward

      Verna Carlson

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      Jane Greer

      Janice Bell

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      Rita Johnson

      Greta Ballentine

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      Tom Powers

      Trenton

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      George Tyne

      Lieutenant Carr

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      Don Beddoe

      Thomason

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      Frank Ferguson

      Mr. Cahill

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      Harry Harvey

      Judge Charles Fletcher

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      Byron Foulger

      Henry Bascombe (uncredited)

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      Lillian Bronson

      Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)

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      Janet Shaw

      Susan Haines (uncredited)

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      Lovyss Bradley

      Miss Jorday (uncredited)

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      John Alban

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      Jean Andren

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      Polly Bailey

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      Brooks Benedict

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      Nina Borget

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      Chet Brandenburg

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      Ivan Browning

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      Steve Carruthers

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      Anthony Caruso

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      James Conaty

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      Ellen Corby

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      Anne Cornwall

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      Harry D'Arcy

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      Helen Dickson

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      Dot Farley

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      Franklyn Farnum

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      Lee Frederick

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      Jack Gargan

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      William Gillespie

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      Sol Gorss

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      Wilton Graff

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      Fred Graham

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      Robert Haines

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      Stuart Hall

      Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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      Herbert Heywood

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      Carl Kent

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      Perc Launders

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      Bert LeBaron

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      Bertha Ledbetter

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      Paul Maxey

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      Mathew McCue

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      Matt McHugh

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      George Morrell

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      William J. O'Brien

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      Netta Packer

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      Milton Parsons

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      Bob Pepper

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      Frank Pharr

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      Lee Phelps

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      Irving Pichel

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      Catherine Price

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      Jack Rice

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      Suzanne Ridgway

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      Albin Robeling

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      Hector V. Sarno

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      George Sherwood

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      Bert Stevens

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      Harry Strang

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      Denny Sullivan

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      Irene Tedrow

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      Bob Thom

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      Elena Warren

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      Martin Wilkins

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      Bud Wolfe

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      Buck Woods

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      Charles Flynn

      Gus

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Nov 13 2014
    Touched by the hand of God/Satan. They Won't Believe Me is directed by Irving Pichel and adapted to screenplay by Jonathan Latimer from a story by Gordon McDonell. It stars Robert Young, Susan Hayward, Jane Greer and Rita Johnson. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Harry J. Wild. Larry Ballentine (Young) is on trial for murder and he tells his story in flashback. Three dames and fate does not a good mix make. "She looked like a very special kind of dynamite, neatly wrapped in nylon and silk. Only I wasn't having any. I'd been too close to one explosion already. I was powder shy...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • film noir
    • wife murder