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The Clay Pigeon

The Clay Pigeon

# A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.
Thriller   Crime
📜 Overview: Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1949-03-03
⌚ Running Time: 63 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

Bill Williams original image
Jim Fletcher
Bill Williams
Barbara Hale original image
Martha Gregory
Barbara Hale
Richard Quine original image
Ted Niles
Richard Quine
Richard Loo original image
Ken Tokoyama
Richard Loo
Frank Fenton original image
Prentice
Frank Fenton
Frank Wilcox original image
Navy Hospital Doctor
Frank Wilcox
Marya Marco original image
Helen Minoto
Marya Marco
Robert Bray original image
Gunsel Blake
Robert Bray
Martha Hyer original image
Miss Harwick
Martha Hyer
Harold Landon original image
Blind Veteran
Harold Landon
James Craven original image
John Wheeler
James Craven
Grandon Rhodes original image
Naval Intelligence Agent Clark
Grandon Rhodes
Ann Doran original image
Nurse (uncredited)
Ann Doran

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