Chilling story of two affluent young men, Jud Steiner and Artic Strauss, who are convinced that their superior intellect will enable them to commit the perfect crime. Based on the true story of Chicago?s thrill-killers Nathan Leopard Jr (Judd Steiner) and Robert Loeb (Artie Strauss), Compulsion was hailed as a cinematic masterpiece by critics, "brilliantly produced, directed, acted and photographed..." On May 21, 1924, a 14 year old boy was abducted on his way home from school. The next morning, the child's body was discovered, along with a pair of glasses that belonged to Judd Steiner. Steiner and Strauss ere arreested for murder, and their families had but one hope to save their sons from hanging. They hired Clarence Darrow (Welles), the country's best criminal lawyer, to defent them. Directed by Richard Fleischer Writing credits Meyer Levin (novel) (play) Richard Murphy Cast (in credits order)verified as complete Orson Welles .... Jonathan Wilk Diane Varsi .... Ruth Evans Dean Stockwell .... Judd Steiner Bradford Dillman .... Arthur Straus E.G. Marshall .... Dist. Atty. Harold Horn Martin Milner .... Sid Brooks Richard Anderson .... Max Steiner Robert F. Simon .... Lt. Johnson (as Robert Simon) Ed Binns .... Tom Daly Robert Burton .... Mr. Straus Wilton Graff .... Mr. Steiner Louise Lorimer .... Mrs. Straus Gavin MacLeod .... Padua Terry Becker .... Benson Russ Bender .... Edgar Llewellyn Gerry Lock .... Emma Harry Carter .... Det. Davis Simon Scott .... Detective 'Whitey' Brown Voltaire Perkins .... Judge rest of cast listed alphabetically: Ina Balin .... Mike's girlfriend (uncredited) Peter Brocco .... Albert, Chauffeur (uncredited) Alan Carney .... Globe Newspaper Editior (uncredited) Edmund Cobb .... Policeman (uncredited) Frank Conroy .... Bit part (uncredited) Wendell Holmes .... Jonas Kessler (uncredited) Henry Kulky .... Tough Waiter (uncredited) Jack Lomas .... Medical Examiner (uncredited) Dayton Lummis .... Psychiatrist (uncredited) Jeffrey Sayre .... Reporter (uncredited) Hal Taggart .... Reporter (uncredited) Runtime: 103 min Country: USA Language: English Color: Black and White Sound Mix: 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) / Mono (35 mm optical prints) Certification: Finland:K-16 / Sweden:15
