The File on Thelma Jordon

"Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name."

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

as Thelma Jordon

Wendell Corey

as Cleve Marshall

Paul Kelly

as Miles Scott

Joan Tetzel

as Pamela Blackwell Marshall

Stanley Ridges

as Kingsley Willis

Richard Rober

as Tony Laredo

Minor Watson

as Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Barry Kelley

as District Attorney William Pierce

Kasey Rogers

as Dolly - Cleve's Secretary

Basil Ruysdael

as Judge Jonathan David Hancock

Jane Novak

as Mrs. Blackwell

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Aunt Vera Edwards

Harry Antrim

as Sidney

Kate Drain Lawson

as Clara

Theresa Harris

as Esther

Byron Barr

as McCary

Geraldine Wall

as Matron

Jonathan Corey

as Timmy Marshall

Robin Corey

as Joan Marshall

Bess Flowers

as Dinner Party Guest (Uncredited)

Nick Cravat

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Eric Alden

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

as Juror (Uncredited)

Rodney Bell

as Withers (Uncredited)

Eddie Borden

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Ethel Bryant

as Deputy (Uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

as Chase (Uncredited)

John Cortay

as Deputy Sheriff (Uncredited)

Jim Davies

as Bailiff (Uncredited)

Helen Dickson

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Dot Farley

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Mary Gordon

as Charwoman (Uncredited)

William Hamel

as Newsman (Uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Lew Harvey

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Art Howard

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Virginia Hunter

as Pierce's Secretary (Uncredited)

Jerry James

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Geraldine Jordan

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Nolan Leary

as Court Clerk (Uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

as Porter (Uncredited)

William Meader

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Walter Merrill

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Ottola Nesmith

as Mrs. Asher (Uncredited)

Garry Owen

as Bailiff (Uncredited)

Eddie Parks

as Club Proprietor (Uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Chauffeur (Uncredited)

Ezelle Poule

as Woman (Uncredited)

Jack Roberts

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Stephen Roberts

as Jury Foreman (Uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Defense Aide (Uncredited)

Harry Templeton

as Newsman (Uncredited)

Kenneth Tobey

as Police Photographer (Uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Lynn Whitney

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Michael Ann Barrett

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Fairy Cunningham

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Caroline Fitzharris

as Cook's Daughter (Uncredited)

Howard Gardiner

as Reporter (Uncredited)

Bill Hawes

as Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Dorothy Klewer

as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)

Walter Bacon

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Joe Evans

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Stan Johnson

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Lorna Jordon

as Woman (uncredited)

Marjorie Kane

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Victor Romito

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Siodmak

Director

George Barnes

Director of Photography

Ketti Frings

Screenplay

Marty Holland

Story

Hal B. Wallis

Producer

Victor Young

Original Music Composer

Francisco Day

Assistant Director

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Walter Oberst

Sound Recordist

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Warren Low

Supervising Editor

A. Earl Hedrick

Art Direction

Harry Lindgren

Sound Recordist

Bertram C. Granger

Set Decoration

Gordon Jennings

Special Effects

Farciot Edouart

Visual Effects

Edith Head

Costume Design