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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Nigh
Screenplay by	Steve Fisher
Story by	Cornell Woolrich (novel)
Produced by	Walter Mirisch
Starring	Don Castle; Elyse Knox
Cinematography	Mack Stengler
Edited by	Roy V. Livingston
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production; company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	23 May 1948
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Nigh, starring Don Castle and Elyse Knox.^[1] It was based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich with a screenplay by fellow pulp writer Steve Fisher.

Plot

Vaudeville dancer Tom Quinn (Castle) and his wife Ann are barely getting by on her job at a dance hall. He anxiously awaits her return from work, as she is often delayed by a generously-tipping customer she calls "Santa Claus", who turns out to be a police detective (Regis Toomey). Depressed and anxious, Tom impulsively throws his only shoes at howling cats outside his window, which he is unable to find even though he immediately searches for them. They mysteriously reappear outside the apartment door the next morning. A reclusive neighbor known to have a large stash of old large size currency is found murdered, and Tom's shoe prints are found at the scene. Even worse, he had found a wallet containing several thousand dollars in such bills on the street at a place he frequented, so he is quickly convicted for the crime and sentenced to death. His wife implores Judd to find the real killer and he follows several leads to no avail. Ann soon realizes that the detective had been in love with her all along, and he committed the murder and subsequently framed Tom in an attempt to win her.

Cast

Don Castle as Tom J. Quinn
Elyse Knox as Ann Quinn
Regis Toomey as Inspector Clint Judd
Charles D. Brown as Inspector Stevens
Rory Mallinson as Harry, 1st Detective
Robert Lowell as John L. Kosloff
Steve Darrell as District Attorney
Bill Kennedy as 2nd Detective
John Doucette as a Prisoner
Ray Teal as a Guard

References

^ I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.

Sources

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
I Wouldn't Be In Your Shoes at IMDb

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[1] I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.

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 ==Plot==
-Vaudeville dancer Tom Quinn (Castle) and his wife Ann are barely getting by on her job at a dance hall. He anxiously awaits her return from work, as she is often delayed by a generously-tipping customer she calls "Santa Claus", who turns out to be a police detective (Clint Judd). Depressed and anxious, Tom impulsively throws his only shoes at howling cats outside his window, which he is unable to find even though he immediately searches for them. They mysteriously reappear outside the apartment door the next morning. A reclusive neighbor known to have a large stash of old large size currency is found murdered, and Tom's shoe prints are found at the scene. Even worse, he had found a wallet containing several thousand dollars in such bills on the street at a place he frequented, so he is quickly convicted for the crime and sentenced to death. His wife implores Judd to find the real killer and he follows several leads to no avail. Ann soon realizes that the detective had been in love with her all along, and he committed the murder and subsequently framed Tom in an attempt to win her.
+Vaudeville dancer Tom Quinn (Castle) and his wife Ann are barely getting by on her job at a dance hall. He anxiously awaits her return from work, as she is often delayed by a generously-tipping customer she calls "Santa Claus", who turns out to be a police detective (Regis Toomey). Depressed and anxious, Tom impulsively throws his only shoes at howling cats outside his window, which he is unable to find even though he immediately searches for them. They mysteriously reappear outside the apartment door the next morning. A reclusive neighbor known to have a large stash of old large size currency is found murdered, and Tom's shoe prints are found at the scene. Even worse, he had found a wallet containing several thousand dollars in such bills on the street at a place he frequented, so he is quickly convicted for the crime and sentenced to death. His wife implores Judd to find the real killer and he follows several leads to no avail. Ann soon realizes that the detective had been in love with her all along, and he committed the murder and subsequently framed Tom in an attempt to win her.
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