Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?
- Doug Cameron
- (as Fred Ridgeway)
- Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
- Judge at Preliminary Hearing
- (uncredited)
- Wheeler - Lynne's Chauffeur
- (uncredited)
- Pesticide Seller
- (uncredited)
- Club Member
- (uncredited)
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- First Detective at Desk
- (uncredited)
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Maggie's Friend at Club
- (uncredited)
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThe ship at sea is the same miniature model used for Titanic (1953), which in turn was used for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Dangerous Crossing (1953). The interiors of the dining room and staircase on the ship were also from the same movies.
- GoofsThough set in New York City, the courtroom scene shows two flags by the bench, a 48 star American flag and a California State flag.
- Quotes
[spoiler; last lines]
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron: [narrating] On October 10th 1952, Lynne Cameron was convicted of murder in the first degree. Her sentence: life imprisonment. And so to the names of Madeleine Smith, Florence Maybrick, Lydia Trueblood, and all those other young, beautiful, but evil poison murderers was added that of Lynne Cameron.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (2010)
- SoundtracksAuld Lang Syne
(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish melody
Instumental version played in ship's ballroom as Jean Peters and Joseph Cotten dance
While I've given A Blueprint for Murder a positive rating and I readily admit I mostly enjoyed the film, much of what I've got to write about is going to seem negative. As good as it is, it has far too many problems to be called great. A Blueprint for Murder is about the most straight forward mystery/thriller I've run across. And that's part of its biggest weakness. There's no mystery regarding the killer's identity. It's made quite clear early on that Lynn killed her niece. There seemed to be a half-hearted attempt to use Cam as a red-herring, but anyone with half a brain could figure out in 3.2 seconds that Cam couldn't have committed the crime - he wasn't there. Maybe I just imagined the light of suspicion being pointed at Cam because I so wanted to be thrown some kind of curve ball. Even though the killer is known, director Andrew L. Stone is able to wring some tension out of the final scenes as Cam tries to prove Lynn is a killer. You get the feeling that even though you know Lynn is responsible for the girl's death, she just might get away with it. These scenes are, however, undermined by an ending that's terribly rushed with action that, unfortunately, takes place off-screen. Too bad, because A Blueprint for Murder could have been much better.
One of the real highlights for me in A Blueprint for Murder was the acting. The performance of Jean Peters as Lynn Cameron is enlightening. I'm not overly familiar with her work, but she's marvelous as the apparent caring, wonderful parent who is hiding a cold, unfeeling heart. I may have to look for more of her work.
- bensonmum2
- Jan 1, 2009
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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