Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

D.O.A.
1950
****
Director: Rudolph Maté
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Lynn Baggett, William Ching, Henry Hart, Beverly Garland, Neville Brand

This terrific film noir has a memorable opening scene. The protagonist arrives at a police station to report his own murder. He is an accountant who was poisoned and there isn't much time left to find the culprit. This short and taut 80 minute drama doesn't attempt to stretch this gimmicky premise further than it has to. Remade in 1988.