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A Fever in the Blood
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1961 | 117m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Vincent Sherman |
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| Writer: | Roy Huggins, Harry Kleiner, William Pearson |
| Staring: |
| A judge, a district attorney and a U.S. senator, each hoping to be elected the next governor, attempt to manipulate a murder trial to advance their own political ambitions. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 28, 1961 |
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| Director: | Vincent Sherman |
| Writer: | Roy Huggins, Harry Kleiner, William Pearson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | judge, governor, political party, district attorney, bribery, u.s. senator, political corruption, murder trial, courtroom drama, political machine, judicial system, gubernatorial candidate, political rally, legal scandal, innocent man accused of murder, ethical compromise |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Judge Leland Hoffman |
| Angie Dickinson | Cathy Simon |
| Jack Kelly | Dan Callahan |
| Don Ameche | Senator Alex S. Simon |
| Ray Danton | Clem Marker |
| Herbert Marshall | Gov. Oliver P. Thornwall |
| Andra Martin | Laura Mayberry |
| Robert Colbert | Thomas J. Morely |
| Jesse White | Sgt. Michael Beers |
| Carroll O'Connor | Matt Kenan |
| Parley Baer | Charles Bosworth |
| Louise Lorimer | Mrs. Emma Jenson |
| Rhodes Reason | Walter Thornwall |
| Leoda Richards | Extra |
| Richard Davies | Bates |
| Art Lewis | Delegate |
| Charles Fredericks | Callahan Party Worker |
| Byron Keith | Frankie Kovac |
| Leonard Bremen | Earl Miller |
| Ronnie Dapo | Tommy Callahan |
| Charles Irwin | Itchy Forst |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Peters |
| J. Edward McKinley | Joe Whelan |
| Fred Sherman | Wally |
| June Blair | Paula Thornwall |
| Saundra Edwards | Lucy Callahan |
| Dee Carroll | Georgie's Mother (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Vincent Sherman | Director |
| Roy Huggins | Writer |
| Harry Kleiner | Writer |
| William Pearson | Writer |
| J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Malcolm C. Bert | Art Direction |
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Sergei Petschnikoff | Assistant Director |
| Robert B. Lee | Sound |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Ernest Gold | Original Music Composer |
| Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roy Huggins | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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