The Tattered Dress
1957, English. Directed by Jack Arnold.
The story of The Tattered Dress ... that exposed a town's hidden evil !
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jack ArnoldDirector
- Jeff ChandlerJames Gordon Blane
- Jeanne CrainDiane Blane
- Jack CarsonSheriff Nick Hoak
- Gail RussellCarol Morrow
- Elaine StewartCharleen Reston
- George TobiasBilly Giles
- Edward AndrewsLester Rawlings
- Phillip ReedMichael Reston
- Edward PlattRalph Adams, Reporter
- Paul BirchProsecutor Frank Mitchell
- Alexander LockwoodPaul Vernon
- Edwin JeromeJudge David L. Johnson
Details
- Released
- 14 March 1957
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- George Zuckerman
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The Tattered Dress runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Tattered Dress isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 March 1957. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tattered Dress?
The Tattered Dress (1957) was directed by Jack Arnold and stars Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Carson.