The Clay Pigeon

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19491h 3m

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Overview

Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.

Top Cast

Bill Williams - Jim Fletcher in The Clay Pigeon

Bill Williams

Jim Fletcher

Barbara Hale - Martha Gregory in The Clay Pigeon

Barbara Hale

Martha Gregory

Richard Quine - Ted Niles in The Clay Pigeon

Richard Quine

Ted Niles

Richard Loo - Ken Tokoyama in The Clay Pigeon

Richard Loo

Ken Tokoyama

Frank Fenton - Prentice in The Clay Pigeon

Frank Fenton

Prentice

Frank Wilcox - Navy Hospital Doctor in The Clay Pigeon

Frank Wilcox

Navy Hospital Doctor

Marya Marco - Helen Minoto in The Clay Pigeon

Marya Marco

Helen Minoto

Robert Bray - Gunsel Blake in The Clay Pigeon

Robert Bray

Gunsel Blake

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Movie Info

Release Date

March 3, 1949

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Crime, Thriller

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