The Straw Man
1953, English. Directed by Donald Taylor.
A suspense thriller....of GREED and PASSION!
A newly married man is convicted of murdering a former lover in his apartment, and sentenced to hang. With a payout on his life worth 20,000 pounds, the insurance company sends an investigator to find out the truth.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 17 August 1953
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- Donald Taylor
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The Straw Man runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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The Straw Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 August 1953. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Straw Man?
The Straw Man (1953) was directed by Donald Taylor and stars Dermot Walsh, Clifford Evans, Lana Morris.