Joseph Lerner

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American film director and editor who made a series of low-budget independent pictures in New York with his wife and producing partner Geraldine Lerner, including the film noirs C-Man (1949) and Guilty Bystander (1950). Their location-shot crime films were notable for using real New York streets and interiors rather than studio sets.

Directed

5.31949·1h 15mPD

Noir, Crime

When his best friend is murdered while pursuing jewel smugglers, U.S. customs agent Cliff Holden (Dean Jagger) takes over the case, flying to Europe to board the same return flight as the chief suspect and following the trail back to a New York gang. John Carradine co-stars as the suave Doc Spencer. Shot almost entirely on New York City locations, C-Man has the gritty, documentary-style look of the independent noirs director Joseph Lerner made with his wife and producing partner Geraldine. The film was produced by Laurel Films and distributed by Film Classics, and is in the public domain.

Noir · Crime · Drama

C-Man

1949 - Noir