The Accused (1949)
Drama · Thriller
Overview
When college student Bill Perry grows inappropriately fond of psychology professor Wilma Tuttle and tries to rape her, her self-defense inadvertently kills him. Wilma then moves Bill's corpse to a nearby beach and makes his death look like the result of a cliff diving accident. But her guilt over the incident builds, and Lt. Ted Dorgan begins to suspect that Wilma knows more than she's letting on.
Cast
- Loretta Young as Dr. Wilma Tuttle
- Robert Cummings as Warren Ford
- Wendell Corey as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
- Sam Jaffe as Dr. Romley
- Douglas Dick as Bill Perry
- Suzanne Dalbert as Susan Duval
- Sara Allgood as Mrs. Conner
- Mickey Knox as Jack Hunter
- George Spaulding as Dean Rhodes
- Francis Pierlot as Dr. Vinson