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58% Critic Match
The Fat Man
“DANGER UNDER THE BIG TOP!”
5.8 / 10• 1951• 1h 18m•NR• English
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-rays. To the police it looks like an accident, but private eye Brad Runyan thinks there's more to it.
Cast & Crew
J. Scott Smart
Brad Runyan
Lead
Julie London
Pat Boyd
Rock Hudson
Roy Clark
Clinton Sundberg
Bill Norton
Jayne Meadows
Jane Adams
John Russell
Gene Gordon
Jerome Cowan
L.t. Stark
Emmett Kelly
Ed Deets
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Castle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Fat Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
