The Accused.
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✎ Suggest a correctionA psychology teacher kills one of her students in self-defense, but conceals the crime until an astute police officer compels her to confess.
Wilma Tuttle (Young) is a college professor who arouses the sexual interest of her student Bill Perry. When Perry tries to rape Tuttle, she beats him to death with a tire iron. She covers up her crime by making it seem as though Perry was killed while diving into the sea from a precipitous cliff.
Wilma Tuttle (Young) is a college professor who arouses the sexual interest of her student Bill Perry. When Perry tries to rape Tuttle, she beats him to death with a tire iron. She covers up her crime by making it seem as though Perry was killed while diving into the sea from a precipitous cliff.
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14Jan49 L2069, renewed 9Apr76 R631096 Renewal claimant: Emka, division of Universal City Studios, Inc Original author: Paramount Pictures, Inc © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 14Jan49; LP2069.
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THE ACCUSED. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 101 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel "Strange Deception" by June Truesdell. Summary: A psychology teacher kills one of her students in self-defense, but conceals the crime until an astute police officer compels her to confess. Credits: Producer, Hal B. Wallis; director, William Dieterle; screenplay, Ketti Frings; music score, Victor Young; film editor, Warren Low. Cast: Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Wendell Corey, Sam Jaffe, Douglas Dick. © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 14Jan49; LP2069.
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