The Clay Pigeon - 1949

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.

63min
1949
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.5/10

Cast

Bill Williams profile pictureBill WilliamsJim Fletcher
Barbara Hale profile pictureBarbara HaleMartha Gregory
Richard Quine profile pictureRichard QuineTed Niles
Richard Loo profile pictureRichard LooKen Tokoyama
Frank Fenton profile pictureFrank FentonPrentice
Frank Wilcox profile pictureFrank WilcoxNavy Hospital Doctor
Marya Marco profile pictureMarya MarcoHelen Minoto
Robert Bray profile pictureRobert BrayGunsel Blake
Martha Hyer profile pictureMartha HyerMiss Harwick
James Craven profile pictureJames CravenJohn Wheeler
Grandon Rhodes profile pictureGrandon RhodesNaval Intelligence Agent Clark
Ann Doran profile pictureAnn DoranNurse (uncredited)

About The Clay Pigeon

The Clay Pigeon 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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 63min

Extra details

Original Title: The Clay Pigeon
Original Language: English
Directed By: Richard Fleischer
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures