Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdmond O'Brien
Howard W. Koch
Screenplay byRichard Alan Simmons
John C. Higgins
Based onthe novel Shield for Murder
by William P. McGivern
Produced byAubrey Schenck
StarringEdmond O'Brien
CinematographyGordon Avil
Edited byJohn F. Schreyer
Music byPaul Dunlap
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Aubrey Schenck Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 1954 (1954-09)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shield for Murder is a 1954 American film noir crime film co-directed by and starring Edmond O'Brien as a police detective who has become malevolent. It was based on the novel of the same name by William P. McGivern.[1]