I, the Jury (1953)

Directed by

Harry Essex

Genre

drama film, film noir, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A private detective hunts for the person who killed his friend. He follows clues through many suspects and more dead bodies along the way.

noirgrittyvengefulsuspensefulhard-boileddatedpacedbleak

What happens

I, the Jury is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Harry Essex and starring Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle and Margaret Sheridan. It was written by Essex based on the 1947 novel I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane. It was produced by Victor Saville's company, Parklane Pictures and released through United Artists. The film is notable for being the first based on a Mike Hammer novel. It was filmed in 3-D and was available with stereophonic sound. The story begins with Mike Hammer on the vengeance trail when Jack, a friend, is murdered. Hammer sets out to find the killer, working his way through an increasingly large pile of suspects (and corpses). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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