A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

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He kissed her into the most sacred confession a woman can make!

Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.

• Released: 1953-07-24
• Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 17m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 41 votes

Directed by Andrew L. Stone.

Top cast

• Joseph Cotten as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
• Jean Peters as Lynn Cameron
• Gary Merrill as Fred Sargent
• Catherine McLeod as Maggie Sargent
• Jack Kruschen as Harold Y. Cole
• Barney Phillips as Detective Captain Pringle
• Freddy Ridgeway as Doug Cameron
• Harry Carter as Wheeler (uncredited)
• James Gonzalez as Joe Cunningham (uncredited)
• Ed Hinton as Ed (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Blueprint for Murder

• United States: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: watch free on Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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