The Third Day
Brief Synopsis
An amnesiac discovers he's hated by his entire family.
Cast & Crew
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Jack Smight
Director
George Peppard
Steve Mallory
Elizabeth Ashley
Alexandria Mallory
Roddy Mcdowall
Oliver Parsons
Arthur O'connell
Dr. Wheeler
Mona Washbourne
Catherine Parsons
Film Details
Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
Salt Lake City, Utah, opening: 14 Jul 1965
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Third Day by Joseph Hayes (New York, 1964).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
Steve Mallory loses his memory as a result of an automobile accident beside a river. His Aunt Catherine Parsons picks him up and takes him to the family home. He learns that his wife, Alexandria, is planning to leave him because of his drinking and that Catherine's son Oliver expects Steve to sell him the family china manufacturing firm. During the next 3 days, Steve's past is revealed: Steve married Alexandria, daughter of Austin Parsons, the now paralyzed family patriarch. Austin planned to leave his china manufacturing firm to his nephew Oliver but changed his mind after the marriage and instead made Steve chief executive. Steve made plans to modernize the company and prevented its sale, increasing Oliver's enmity. Steve learns that Holly Mitchell, a cocktail waitress, was in the car with him when it crashed, and she dies in a hospital. Lester Aldrich, Holly's husband and a pianist at the bar where she worked, joins Oliver in attempting to frame Steve for Holly's death. Steve is arrested, and Alexandria is abducted by Aldrich, who has threatened to kill her to avenge Holly's death; but Steve, aided by Catherine, escapes in time to save Alexandria. Aldrich admits that Holly drowned herself, and he is arrested.
Director
Jack Smight
Director
Cast
George Peppard
Steve Mallory
Elizabeth Ashley
Alexandria Mallory
Roddy Mcdowall
Oliver Parsons
Arthur O'connell
Dr. Wheeler
Mona Washbourne
Catherine Parsons
Herbert Marshall
Austin Parsons
Robert Webber
Dom Guardiano
Charles Drake
Lawrence Conway
Sally Kellerman
Holly Mitchell
Arte Johnson
Lester Aldrich
Bill Walker
Logan
Vincent Gardenia
Preston
Janine Gray
Totti
Crew
Stefan Arnsten
Film Editor
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Donald Brooks
Miss Ashley's clothes
Edward Carrere
Art Director
Leon Charles
Dial Supervisor
Ray Evans
Composer
Percy Faith
Music
Percy Faith
Composer
First National Pictures
Company
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Jay Livingston
Composer
Russell Llewellyn
Unit Manager
Robert Presnell Jr.
Screenwriter
Jean Burt Reilly
Supervisor hairstylist
Jack Smight
Producer
Francis E. Stahl
Sound
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Victor Vallejo
Assistant Director
Warner Bros. Pictures
Company
Burton Wohl
Screenwriter
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Film Details
Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
Salt Lake City, Utah, opening: 14 Jul 1965
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Third Day by Joseph Hayes (New York, 1964).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
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The Third Day
An amnesiac discovers he's hated by his entire family.
The Third Day
An amnesiac discovers he's hated by his entire family.
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Released in United States 1965
Released in United States 1965
