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About
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Theatrical
Apr 1, 1959
Box Office
$1.8M
Budget
$1.3M
Return
1.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 23, 2006
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Quotes
See all →The Illusion of the Perfect Crime
Taglines
THEIRS WAS THE PERFECT CRIME they thought! They were too sure...too smart...too careful to leave a clue—but they did! and it exploded—The shocking story of two teenagers out for kicks...looking for thrills...and finding them!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Murder as a Means of Passing Time
Taglines
Sometimes murder is just a way to pass the time.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →D
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner
B
Bradford Dillman
Arthur A. Straus
O
Orson Welles
Jonathan Wilk
E
E.G. Marshall
District Attorney Harold Horn
D
Diane Varsi
Ruth Evans
M
Martin Milner
Sid Brooks
R
Richard Anderson
Max Steiner
R
Robert F. Simon
Police Lt. Johnson
R
Robert Burton
Charles Straus
W
Wilton Graff
Mr. Steiner
L
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
G
Gavin MacLeod
Padua - Horn's Assistant
E
Edward Binns
Tom Daly
C
Colin Kenny
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
R
Raoul Freeman
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
H
Herschel Graham
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
