The Clay Pigeon 75 years old

A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.

The Clay Pigeon

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.

Credits

The Clay Pigeon Cast

Name Character
Bill Williams He was 34, 77 years old when he died as Jim Fletcher
Barbara Hale She was 27, 94 years old when she died as Martha Gregory
Robert Bray He was 31, 65 years old when he died as Gunsel Blake
Ann Doran She was 37, 89 years old when she died as Nurse (uncredited)
Richard Loo He was 45, 80 years old when he died as Ken Tokoyama aka The Weasel
Richard Quine He was 28, 68 years old when he died as Ted Niles
Martha Hyer She was 24, 89 years old when she died as Miss Harwick, Wheeler's Receptionist
Grandon Rhodes He was 44, 82 years old when he died as Naval Intelligence Agent Clark
Frank Fenton He was 43, 65 years old when he died as Lt. Cmdr. Prentice
Frank Wilcox He was 42, 66 years old when he died as Navy Hospital Doctor
James Craven He was 56, 62 years old when he died as John Wheeler
Harold Landon as Blind Veteran
Marya Marco as Mrs. Helen Minoto (as Mary Marco)

The Clay Pigeon Crew

Name Department
Carl Foreman as Screenplay. He was 34 (69) years old when He died Writing
Carl Foreman as Story. He was 34 (69) years old when He died Writing
Paul Sawtell as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (65) years old when He died Sound
Samuel E. Beetley as Editor. He was 35 (74) years old when He died Editing
Robert De Grasse as Director of Photography. He was 49 (70) years old when He died Camera
Herman Schlom as Producer. He was 44 (78) years old when He died Production
Richard Fleischer as Director. He was 32 (89) years old when He died Directing
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The Clay Pigeon (75 years)

A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.

  • Release day: Thursday, March 03, 1949
  • Runtime: 63 minutes