The Strange Mrs. Crane is a 1948 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield (credited as Sherman Scott) and written by Al Martin for Eagle-Lion Films and starring Marjorie Lord, Robert Shayne and Pierre Watkin.
Plot A gubernatorial candidate's wife's ex-partner's fiancée is wrongly tried for murder. It turns out that the real culprit is the lady jury foreman who makes a fatal error.
Cast Gina Crane (Marjorie Lord) Floyd Durant (Robert Shayne) Clinton Crane (Pierre Watkin) Mark Emery (James Seay) Barbara Arnold (Ruth Brady, 1920–1997) Edna Emmerson (Claire Whitney) Jeanette Woods (Dorothy Granger)
Production Filming on The Strange Mrs. Crane began on June 11, 1948, at the Morey-Sutherland Studios. The script was adapted from 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt', an episode of The Whistler, a radio program, and the episode aired on July 16, 1947.
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