Framed

Framed

1947 · 82 min · EN · NR · 6.4 (33 votes)
Dir. Richard Wallace · Starring Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan, Edgar Buchanan, Karen Morley, Jim Bannon · Music Marlin Skiles

"I didn't ask you to come into my life!"

CrimeDrama

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.

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A smoky, cynical dive into desperation. Shadows cling to every frame as a man's life unravels through a web of deceit and dangerous desire. It's a grim, fatalistic descent into the underbelly of a world where trust is a luxury no one can afford.

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