The 3rd Voice

"It'd diaboliKILL!"

1960 1h 19m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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Marian Forbes has been having an affair with her boss and when he drops her for another woman. In an act of jealousy and greed she convinces an acquaintance to murder her former lover and then impersonate him just long enough to get their hands on a large sum of money.

“It'd diaboliKILL!”

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Cast

Edmond O'Brien
The Voice
Julie London
Corey Scott
Laraine Day
Marian Forbes
Olga San Juan
Blonde Prostitute
George Eldredge
Judge Kendall
Tom Hernández
Desk Clerk
Abel Franco
Police Inspector
Edward Colmans
Carreras

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hubert Cornfield
Writers: Hubert Cornfield
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hubert Cornfield, shot by Ernest Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Johnny Mandel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John A. Bushelman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Edmond O'Brien and Julie London and Laraine Day carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It'd diaboliKILL!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hubert Cornfield directs. Ernest Haller behind the camera. Johnny Mandel scores. John A. Bushelman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4Directed by Hubert Cornfield, shot by Ernest Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Johnny Mandel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John A. Bushelman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Edmond O'Brien and Julie London and Laraine Day carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It'd diaboliKILL!".
9IMDB entry: tt0054380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.