D.O.A.

i always manage to fell sorry when edmond o'brien's character slowly dies of poison. it was unique concept at the time. the movie is good and arrived on time

D.O.A. long ago was allowed to slip into the public domain. It stars character actor Edmund O'Brien (check him out as Dutton Peabody in John Ford's 1962 classic, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE or as Vic Pardo in Jimmy Cagney's WHITE HEAT, from '49).Here, O'Brien is a rather nondescript accountant who's slipped an irradiated drink at a tavern. The lethal poison has no antidote, but it's so slow-acting that O'Brien is given a chance to investigate who wants him dead, and maybe to exact revenge. A truly sad story, for the man's fate is sealed at the outset, yet we root for him every step of the way as he confronts psycho baddie Neville Brand (see product's cover) and follows false trails. This is truly one of the best of the film noir genre, and is highly recommended!Cameos: John Barrymore's daughter, Diana as a woman checking into a hotel. Frank Cady (Sam Drucker on GREEN ACRES) as a bartenter. Hugh O'Brian (TV's WYATT EARP) as a jazz fan.Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 IMDb viewer poll rating.(7.4) D.O.A. (1950) - Edmund O'Brien/Pamela Britton/Luther Adler/Beverly Garland/Neville Brand (uncredited: Hugh O'Brian/Diana Barrymore/Frank Cady/Peter Leeds/Jerry Paris)

A young couple's atempt to adopt a child requires an extensive background check, more extensive than the husband has counted on. When his secret life is exposed he has to explain his actions to the investigator, and we hear the story as he tells it. A true classic.Reviewed by Kathie Freeman.