Tarnished

Tarnished is a 1950 American action film directed by Harry Keller, written by John K. Butler, and starring Dorothy Patrick, Arthur Franz, Barbra Fuller, Jimmy Lydon, Harry Shannon and Don Beddoe. It was released on February 28, 1950, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]

Tarnished
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarry Keller
Produced bySidney Picker
Screenplay byJohn K. Butler
StarringDorothy Patrick
Arthur Franz
Barbra Fuller
Jimmy Lydon
Harry Shannon
Don Beddoe
Music byStanley Wilson
CinematographyJohn MacBurnie
Edited byRobert M. Leeds
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 1950 (1950-02-28)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Lou Jellison is a woman living in Maine whose colleague and romantic suitor Joe Pettigrew takes her for a drive. They pick up a hitchhiker, who turns out to be Bud Dolliver, a childhood friend of Lou's who has been gone for many years, believed to be in jail.

Bud bumps into old girlfriend Nina in town. Needing a job, he follows her suggestion that he try the sardine cannery. There he finds that Lou is a secretary and Joe the personnel manager. Joe refuses to hire an ex-convict. Bud next tries boatyard owner Kelsey Bunker, who lets him work in the machine shop.

Kelsey's irritable son Junior causes an accident that renders Bud unconscious. A tattoo is discovered revealing Bud had been in the Marines, not in jail. When he comes to, Bud says he's unwilling to use his military service as a way of improving his reputation around town.

Lou falls for Bud, despite the strong disapproval of her parents. They elope to Vermont but are unable to wed. Upon their return, a jealous Joe picks a fight with Bud, and then Junior also punches him after catching Bud in a bar talking to Nina.

The scheming Junior tries to frame Bud for robberies in the drugstore and cannery. Bud's about to be arrested when a third business owner sets a trap and catches the real thief, Junior, in the act. Lou vouches for Bud and the town welcomes him home.

Cast

References
  1. "Tarnished (1950) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  2. Hal Erickson. "Tarnished (1950) - Harry Keller | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. "Tarnished". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.


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