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The System (1953) Poster

(1953)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Lewis Seiler

Writing Credits  

Jo Eisinger ... (screenplay)
 
Samuel Grafton ... (story "Investigation") and
Edith Grafton ... (story "Investigation")

Cast (in credits order)  

Frank Lovejoy ... John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
Joan Weldon ... Felice Stuart
Robert Arthur ... Rex Merrick
Paul Picerni ... David Wiley
Don Beddoe ... Jerry Allen (as Donald Beddoe)
Jerome Cowan ... Barry X. Brady
Dan Seymour ... Mr. Marty
Sarah Selby ... Mrs. Elizabeth Allen
Fay Roope ... Roger Stuart
Frank Richards ... Charley, Merrick's Butler
Vic Perrin ... Little Harry Goubenek (as Victor Perrin)
Henry Corden ... Specs alias Morton Kovick
Howard Negley ... Senator Richard Ketteridge
Alan Gordon Alan Gordon ... Big Reuben (as Al Gordon)
Bruno VeSota ... Angelo Bruno (as Bruno Ve Sota)
Richard Garrick ... Frank Tasker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernestine Barrier ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ray Bennett ... Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Birch ... Police Lt. Gordon (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake ... Detective Conducting Line-Up (uncredited)
Monte Blue ... Man at Hearing (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Ralph Brooks ... Country Club Patron (uncredited)
Ivan Browning Ivan Browning ... Servant (uncredited)
Forest Burns ... Policeman at Jewelry Store Robbery (uncredited)
Philip Carey ... Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Lloyd Dawson Lloyd Dawson ... Detective (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson Charles Ferguson ... Bailiff at Hearing (uncredited)
Norman Field Norman Field ... Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Sam Finn Sam Finn ... Clerk (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy Elizabeth Flournoy ... Merrick's Secretary (uncredited)
Gail Ganley Gail Ganley ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Man in Line-Up (uncredited)
Creighton Hale ... Reporter at Senate Investigation Hearing (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Man at Hearing (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Policeman at Jewelry Store Robbery (uncredited)
Anne Lavelle Anne Lavelle ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Maxie, Man in Line-Up (uncredited)
Chester Marshall ... Jerry Allen Jr. (uncredited)
Thomas Martin Thomas Martin ... Train Conductor (uncredited)
Paul Maxey Paul Maxey ... Ed Jelke (uncredited)
Philo McCullough ... Country Club Board Member / Senate Investigation Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Mower ... Country Club Board Member (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Senator Gross (uncredited)
Brian O'Hara Brian O'Hara ... Liggett (uncredited)
Michael Pierce Michael Pierce ... Ricky Gerber (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes ... District Attorney Dunlop (uncredited)
George Sherwood George Sherwood ... Court Stenographer (uncredited)
William Vedder ... Senator Svalgard (uncredited)
Charles Watts ... Walter (uncredited)
Guy Way ... Sidewalk Spectator (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... Sidewalk Spectator (uncredited)
Milton Wood Milton Wood ... Robert - Country Club Waiter (uncredited)

Produced by 

Samuel Bischoff ... producer

Music by 

David Buttolph

Cinematography by 

Edwin B. DuPar ... director of photography

Editing by 

Clarence Kolster

Art Direction by 

John Beckman

Set Decoration by 

Lyle B. Reifsnider

Makeup Department 

Gordon Bau ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Mel Dellar ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Charles Lang ... sound

Stunts 

George DeNormand ... stunts (uncredited)
Guy Way ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Louis Jennings ... camera operator (uncredited)
Lloyd MacLean ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Howard Shoup ... wardrobe

Music Department 

Maurice De Packh ... orchestrator (as Maurice de Packh)

See also

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