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Double Verdict

1957 30 min
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This short drama tells the story of Andy Potter, a successful lawyer torn between 2 worlds - the world of reality and that of his own dreams and ambitions. With a loving wife, many supportive friends and a great career, there was no apparent reason for him to wish to end his life. Yet and still, one by one, the symptoms of schizophrenia took their toll.

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Double Verdict
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    1955 46 films
    This TV series from the mid-1950s blended documentary and fiction to tell Canadian stories from a Canadian perspective.

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This short drama tells the story of Andy Potter, a successful lawyer torn between 2 worlds - the world of reality and that of his own dreams and ambitions. With a loving wife, many supportive friends and a great career, there was no apparent reason for him to wish to end his life. Yet and still, one by one, the symptoms of schizophrenia took their toll.

  • director
    Fergus McDonell
  • producer
    Julian Biggs
  • script
    Charles E. Israel
  • photography
    Eugene Boyko
  • sound
    John Locke
  • editing
    Dennis Sawyer
  • cast
    Norman Ettlinger
    Cec Linder

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