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* ForegoneConclusion: Who was murdered? -- I was.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Who "Who was murdered? -- I murdered?" "I was."
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* ShownTheirWork: In the credits--''before'' the actors' names are listed--a title card informs us that the poison described is totally a real thing (most likely phosphorus), and that "luminous poison" is an actual medical term.
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* ShownTheirWork: In the end credits--''before'' the actors' names are listed--a title card informs us that the poison described is totally a real thing (most likely phosphorus), and that "luminous poison" is an actual medical term.
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* SayMyName: "Paula". [[spoiler:Frank's LastWords before dying at the end.]]
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* SayMyName: "Paula". [[spoiler:Frank's LastWords [[LastWords final utterance]] before dying at the end.]]
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* SayMyName: "Paula". [[spoiler:Frank's LastWords before dying at the end.]]
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* WackySoundEffect: In one of the film's odder touches, a cartoonish slide whistle plays as Frank ogles the attractive female guests while checking in to the San Francisco hotel.
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* WackySoundEffect: In one of the film's odder touches, a cartoonish slide whistle plays as Frank ogles the attractive female guests while checking in to into the San Francisco hotel.
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* WackySoundEffect: A In one of the film's odder touches, a cartoonish slide whistle plays as Frank ogles the attractive female guests while checking in to the San Francisco hotel.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: This film has a surprisingly lighthearted score (relatively). Certainly more so than any other ''film noir''.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: This Surprisingly enough given its grim plot, this film has a surprisingly (relatively) lighthearted score (relatively).by Dimitri Tiomkin. Certainly more so than any other ''film noir''.
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The film centers around a man named Frank Bigelow (O'Brien), who must frantically try to find out who slipped him a fatal dose of a rare poison -- and why. The plot speeds along as Frank recounts [[HowWeGotHere his past events]] to the police to get help.
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The film centers around a man named Frank Bigelow (O'Brien), who must frantically try to find out who slipped him a an incurably fatal dose of a rare poison -- and why. The plot speeds along as Frank recounts [[HowWeGotHere his past events]] to the police to get help.
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''D.O.A.'', or ''Dead on Arrival'', is a 1950 FilmNoir drama about a man named Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien), who must frantically try to find out who wants him dead through poisoning -- and why. The plot speeds as Frank recounts [[HowWeGotHere his past events]] to the police to get help.
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''D.O.A.'', or ''Dead on Arrival'', is a 1950 FilmNoir drama about directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton.
The film centers around a man named Frank Bigelow(Edmond O'Brien), (O'Brien), who must frantically try to find out who wants slipped him dead through poisoning a fatal dose of a rare poison -- and why. The plot speeds along as Frank recounts [[HowWeGotHere his past events]] to the police to get help.
The film centers around a man named Frank Bigelow
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* BadassBystander: A drugstore clerk disarms Chester and allows the police to take him out.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Paula.
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A remake starring Creator/DennisQuaid and Creator/MegRyan was released in 1988. The 2006 film ''Film/{{Crank}}'' has a similar plot.
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A [[InNameOnly very, very loose]] remake starring Creator/DennisQuaid and Creator/MegRyan was released in 1988. The 2006 film ''Film/{{Crank}}'' has a similar plot.
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-->'''Chester:'''I never liked that puss of yours from the minute I seen it.
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* HaveAGayOldTime: Chester: I never liked that puss of yours from the minute I seen it.
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-->'''Chester:'''I never liked that puss of yours from the minute I seen it.
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* SafetyInMuggles: Subverted when Chester chases Frank into a drugstore. At first, it seems he won't make a scene, but it isn't long before he opens fire and scares all the patrons away. Later played straight when Majak reluctantly leaves Frank along because there are two policemen nearby.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Frank's ability to finish a drink quickly [[spoiler:turns out to be his undoing, when he quickly downs almost all of the poisoned drink before realizing he is drinking out of the wrong glass.]]
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* ChekhovsSkill: Frank's ability to finish a drink quickly [[spoiler:turns is shown early in the film and it becomes important later. [[spoiler:This ability turns out to be his undoing, when he quickly downs almost all of the poisoned drink before realizing he is drinking out of the wrong glass.]]
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* CheckhovsSkill: Frank's ability to finish a drink quickly [[spoiler:turns out to be his undoing, when he quickly downs almost all of the poisoned drink before realizing he is drinking out of the wrong glass.]]
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* CheckhovsSkill: ChekhovsSkill: Frank's ability to finish a drink quickly [[spoiler:turns out to be his undoing, when he quickly downs almost all of the poisoned drink before realizing he is drinking out of the wrong glass.]]
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* DrivingADesk: Happens a few times when Frank is in L.A. but not particularly egregious examples for the era.
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* KarmaHoudini: Majak and Marla Rakubian
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Due to a filing error the copyright to the film was not renewed on time, causing it to fall into the PublicDomain, and as such [[http://www.archive.org/details/doa_1949 it can be downloaded here.]]
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Due to a filing error the copyright to the film was not renewed on time, causing it to fall into the PublicDomain, and as such [[http://www.archive.org/details/doa_1949 it can be downloaded here.]]
here]], courtesy of the Website/InternetArchive.
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''D.O.A.'', or ''Dead On on Arrival'', is a 1950 FilmNoir drama about a man named Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien), who must frantically try to find out who wants him dead through poisoning -- and why. The plot speeds as Frank recounts [[HowWeGotHere his past events]] to the police to get help.
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* FollowTheLeader: Chester, like many killers in the FilmNoir era, was inspired by [[GigglingVillain Tommy Udo]] from ''Film/KissOfDeath''.
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A remake starring Dennis Quaid Creator/DennisQuaid was released in 1988.
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** He didn't. He was simply trying to frame [[spoiler:Eugene]].
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* RiddleForTheAges: The film never does explain how [[spoiler:Halliday]] got involved in the original iridium theft/sale that instigated the film.
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** He didn't. He was simply trying to frame [[spoiler:Eugene]].
** He didn't. He was simply trying to frame [[spoiler:Eugene]].
