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Jigsaw
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1hr 10min
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1949
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Alpha Video
Synopsis: Made on a miniscule budget primarily financed by its star Franchot Tone, Jigsaw is a strange little crime film. Howard Malloy (Tone), a crusading New York assistant district attorney, is dedicated to exposing a group of supposedly patriotic Americans who have murdered his friend after he discovered that they were truly a fascist "hate group." The group sends Barbara, (Jean Wallace) to seduce and compromise Malloy. Barbara regrets her actions and is murdered as she attempts to confess to Malloy. Malloy ... Full Synopsis
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Something of a reaction to the anti-Communist propaganda films that Hollywood was then producing, Jigsaw stands up for those who resist Fascism -- but it does so no more artfully and only slightly less obviously than do the propaganda films that seem to have inspired it. This is a problem in and of itself, but many who are in sympathy with the film's point of view will gladly overlook this. What is ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Howard Malloy
Barbara Whitfield
Charles Riggs
Angelo Agostini
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