The Strange Mrs. Crane

The Strange Mrs. Crane is a 1948 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield (credited as Sherman Scott) and written by Al Martin for Eagle-Lion Films and starring Marjorie Lord, Robert Shayne and Pierre Watkin.

Plot
A gubernatorial candidate's wife's ex-partner's fiancée is wrongly tried for murder. It turns out that the real culprit is the lady jury foreman who makes a fatal error.

Cast

 * Gina Crane (Marjorie Lord)
 * Floyd Durant (Robert Shayne)
 * Clinton Crane (Pierre Watkin)
 * Mark Emery (James Seay)
 * Barbara Arnold (Ruth Brady, 1920–1997)
 * Edna Emmerson (Claire Whitney)
 * Jeanette Woods (Dorothy Granger)

Production
Filming on The Strange Mrs. Crane began on June 11, 1948, at the Morey-Sutherland Studios. The script was adapted from 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt', an episode of The Whistler, a radio program, and the episode aired on July 16, 1947.