The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Siodmak
Screenplay byKetti Frings
Story byMarty Holland
Produced byHal B. Wallis
StarringBarbara Stanwyck
Wendell Corey
Paul Kelly
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
Edited byWarren Low
Music byVictor Young
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Wallis-Hazen
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 5, 1950 (1950-01-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The File on Thelma Jordon is a 1950 American film noir drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey. The screenplay by Ketti Frings, based on an unpublished short story by Marty Holland,[1] concerns a woman who pretends to fall in love with an assistant district attorney and uses him to escape conviction for the murder of her wealthy aunt.

  1. ^ Greco 1999, p. 132.