The Clay Pigeon
The Clay Pigeon is a 1949 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Carl Foreman, based on a true story. The drama features Bill Williams and Barbara Hale, real-life husband and wife.
Plot
Jim Fletcher (Williams), a former inmate in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, awakes from a coma at a naval hospital, only to be told he's been accused of murder. Fletcher is not quite certain of his guilt so he escapes from the hospital in search of his best friend, another ex-POW.
More details
| author | Carl Foreman |
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| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Richard Fleischer |
| editor | Samuel E. Beetley |
| genre | drama thriller |
| keywords | accused of murder best friend |
| musicBy | Paul Sawtell |
| producer | Herman Schlom |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| theme | film noir psychological thriller |