Jigsaw (1949 film)

Jigsaw
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFletcher Markle
Screenplay byFletcher Markle
Vincent McConnor
Story byJohn Roeburt
Produced byEdward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
StarringFranchot Tone
Jean Wallace
Marc Lawrence
CinematographyDon Malkames
Edited byRobert Matthews
Music byRobert W. Stringer
Production
company
Tower Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • March 11, 1949 (1949-03-11) (United States)
  • May 28, 1949 (1949-05-28) (New York City)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$400,000[1]

Jigsaw is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Fletcher Markle starring Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace and Marc Lawrence. The feature was produced by the Danziger Brothers, Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger from a screenplay by Vincent McConnor and Fletcher Markle, which was based on a story by John Roeburt.[2]

The film features cameo appearances by Marlene Dietrich, Henry Fonda, John Garfield, Burgess Meredith, Marsha Hunt, Doe Avedon, Everett Sloane, newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons and the film's director, Fletcher Markle.