The Clay Pigeon 75 years old
A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.
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.
Credits
The Clay Pigeon Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bill Williams He was 34, 77 years old when he died | as Jim Fletcher |
| Barbara Hale She was 27, 94 years old when she died | as Martha Gregory |
| Robert Bray He was 31, 65 years old when he died | as Gunsel Blake |
| Ann Doran She was 37, 89 years old when she died | as Nurse (uncredited) |
| Richard Loo He was 45, 80 years old when he died | as Ken Tokoyama aka The Weasel |
| Richard Quine He was 28, 68 years old when he died | as Ted Niles |
| Martha Hyer She was 24, 89 years old when she died | as Miss Harwick, Wheeler's Receptionist |
| Grandon Rhodes He was 44, 82 years old when he died | as Naval Intelligence Agent Clark |
| Frank Fenton He was 43, 65 years old when he died | as Lt. Cmdr. Prentice |
| Frank Wilcox He was 42, 66 years old when he died | as Navy Hospital Doctor |
| Marya Marco | as Mrs. Helen Minoto (as Mary Marco) |
| James Craven He was 56, 62 years old when he died | as John Wheeler |
| Harold Landon | as Blind Veteran |
The Clay Pigeon Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Carl Foreman as Screenplay. He was 34 (69) years old when He died | Writing |
| Carl Foreman as Story. He was 34 (69) years old when He died | Writing |
| Paul Sawtell as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (65) years old when He died | Sound |
| Samuel E. Beetley as Editor. He was 35 (74) years old when He died | Editing |
| Robert De Grasse as Director of Photography. He was 49 (70) years old when He died | Camera |
| Herman Schlom as Producer. He was 44 (78) years old when He died | Production |
| Richard Fleischer as Director. He was 32 (89) years old when He died | Directing |
The Clay Pigeon (75 years)
A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.
- Release day: Thursday, March 03, 1949
- Runtime: 63 minutes