The Lie

The Lie (1954) is a tv movie, drama film directed by Harold Young rated 5.7/10.

A man who owns a diamond importing business goes out for a night on the town with his girlfriend, her brother and her brother’s fiancé. The group stops by a circus to see the act of a trapeze artist who’s a friend of the man’s girlfriend. The performer suggests that all the men go out for a few drinks, and the next thing the businessman knows, he’s waking up in his apartment with a terrible hangover and a dead body in his room.

Cast

Lee Bowman

John Arthur Hamilton

Ramsay Ames

Marlene

Harald Maresch

The Great Wilhelm

Joachim Brennecke

Philip

Eva Probst

Margot

Hans Elwenspoek

Cell Mate

Elisabeth Majon

Dancer

August Riehl

Prosecuting Attorney

Roland Körber

Defense Council

Erik Jelde

Judge

Hans B. Wagenseil

Warden

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Franz Ritter