They Made Me a Killer

They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William C. Thomas
Screenplay by	Daniel Mainwaring (as Geoffrey Homes); Winston Miller; Kae Salkow
Based on	Owen Franes
Produced by	William H. Pine; William C. Thomas
Starring	Robert Lowery; Barbara Britton
Cinematography	Fred Jackman Jr.
Edited by	Henry Adams
Music by	Alexander Laszlo
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Pine-Thomas Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 3, 1946 (U.S.);
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

They Made Me a Killer is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas, and written by Daniel Mainwaring, Winston Miller and Kae Salkow, based on story by Owen Franes. It stars Barbara Britton and Robert Lowery, and marks the final screen appearance of Lola Lane. It was made by Pine-Thomas, the B-movie unit of Paramount Pictures.

Plot

After his brother is killed in an accident, Tom Durling quits his job and drives across country. He gives an attractive girl a ride and is subsequently forced at gun point to be the driver in a bank robbery. During the crime another innocent man, Steve Reynolds, is involved and killed in the escape. After a high-speed chase, the car crashes and Durling is knocked unconscious. The bandits get away, the police arrest Durling and refuse to believe that he isn't one of the robbers.

Durling escapes the police then later teams with Reynolds' sister in an attempt to prove his innocence. The trail leads to a small roadside diner where the two end up finding the gang hiding out in the building's basement. They go undercover, she as a waitress and Durling joining the gang. In the end, they trick the criminals into confessing their crimes. Durling's reputation is saved, and the criminals, led by a Ma Barker-type mom, get shot up.

Cast

Robert Lowery as Tom Durling
Barbara Britton as June Reynolds
Lola Lane as Betty Ford
Frank Albertson as Al Wilson, Glen Grove patrolman
Elisabeth Risdon as 'Ma' Conley (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Byron Barr as Steve Reynolds
Edmund MacDonald as Jack Conley aka Chance
Ralph Sanford as Patrolman Roach
James Bush as Frank Conley
Paul Harvey as District Attorney Booth
John Harmon as Joe Lafferty

External links

They Made Me a Killer at IMDb
They Made Me a Killer is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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