Kiss the Blood off My Hands [Blu-ray]

Director: Norman Foster Norman Foster

Overview

In this film noir drama, Bill Saunders (Burt Lancaster) is a former Prisoner of War living in England whose experiences have left him emotionally unstable and prone to violence. One night, while drinking in a pub, he gets into an argument with the owner which quickly escalates into a brutal fist fight; Bill kills the publican and flees with the police giving chase. Bill is given shelter by Jane Wharton (Joan Fontaine), a kind-hearted nurse who believes Bill when he tells her that the killing was an accident and that he's innocent of any wrongdoing. Bill soon gets in a fight with a policeman and ends up in jail, but Jane, who has fallen in love with Bill, still has faith in him, and upon his release she finds him a job driving a truck delivering drugs for the clinic where she works. Career criminal Harry Carter (Robert Newton), who witnessed Bill's murder of the pub owner, now sees a perfect opportunity for blackmail, and he forces Bill to tip him off for his next major drug shipment, which can then be routed to the black market at a high profit. Bill has little choice but to agree, but when Jane ends up tagging along when Bill is to make the delivery in question, he refuses to jeopardize her and makes the delivery to the clinic without incident. This quickly earns Harry's wrath, and they soon find themselves at the mercy of a very dangerous man. Miklos Rozsa composed the film's highly effective score.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2020
UPC:	0738329244927
Original Release:	1948
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:19:00
Sales rank:	27,761

Special Features

Audio Commentary by Film Historian Jeremy Arnold; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Burt Lancaster	William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
Joan Fontaine	Jane Wharton
Robert Newton	Harry Carter
Lewis L. Russell	Tom Widgery
Aminta Dyne	Landlady
Grizelda Hervey	Mrs. Paton
Jay Novello	Sea Captain
Colin Keith-Johnston	Judge
Reginald Sheffield	Superintendent
Campbell Copelin	Publican
Leyland Hodgson	Tipster
Peter Hobbes	Young Father
Tom Dillon	Welshman
Joseph Granby	Theater Manager
Harry Allen	Drunk
Valerie Cardew	Change Girl
Ben Wright	Cockney Tout
Harry Cording	Actor
Wallace Scott	Hanger-On
Harold Goodwin	Whipper
Thomas P. Dillon	Welshman
Keith Hitchcock	Official
Alec Harford	Doctor
Art Foster	Actor
Lora Lee Michel	Little Girl
Jimmy Aubrey	Taxi Driver
Leslie Denison	Constable
Arthur Gould-Porter	Booky
Ken Harvey	Booky
Frank Hagney	Actor,Seaman
Tommy Hughes	Booky,Actor
Bobby Hale	Actor,Woman,Tipster
Tom Pilkington	Booky
Charles McNaughton	Telescope Man
Felippa Rock	Woman
Colin Kenny	Proprietor
Ola Lorraine	Donald's Mother
James Logan	Seaman
David McMahon	Seaman
Patty King	Children
Al Ferguson	Marker
David Dunbar	Large Man
Richard Glynn	Donald
Marilyn Williams	Barmaid
Jack Stoney	Man
James Fowler	Tipster
Anne Whitfield	Actor
Fred Fox	Tipster
Jack Carol	Tipster
George Bunny	Bookie
Harry Wilson	Man in Pub
Duke Green	Man
Wesley Hopper	Man
Don MacCracken	Policeman

Technical Credits

Norman Foster	Director
Harold Hecht	Executive Producer
David S. Horsley	Special Effects
Richard Vernon	Producer