Death in Small Doses (1957 film)

Death in Small Doses is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Peter Graves and Mala Powers.[1] A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.

Death in Small Doses
Directed byJoseph M. Newman
Screenplay byJohn McGreevey
Based onSaturday Evening Post article
by Arthur L. Davis
Produced byRichard V. Heermance
(as Richard Heermance)
StarringPeter Graves
Mala Powers
CinematographyCarl E. Guthrie
(as Carl Guthrie)
Edited byWilliam Austin
Music byRobert Wiley Miller
Emil Newman
Production
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Allied Artists Pictures
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • September 15, 1957 (1957-09-15)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A federal investigator (Peter Graves) poses as a truck driver to check pep-pill usage by long-haul truckers.

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References

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  1. ^ "Death in Small Doses". Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288). London: 102. 1 January 1958. ProQuest 1305822065.
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