The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

★ 6.6IMDb Score
Released:1949-11-04
Duration:100 min
Director:Robert Siodmak
Actors:Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges
Production:Hal Wallis Productions, Wallis-Hazen Inc., Paramount Pictures

Overview:

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

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