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D.O.A.

1949 · 83 min · Director: Rudolph Maté ★ IMDb 7.2 · 14,420 ratings

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Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.

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D.O.A. (1949) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Tension
25%Anxiety
20%Curiosity
  1. Tension35%
  2. Anxiety25%
  3. Curiosity20%
  4. Fear10%
  5. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity55 %40 %15 %55 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Love44 %28 %19 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Love36 %18 %20 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity34 %11 %10 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity35 %14 %1 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity49 %36 %13 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Tension73 %65 %43 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Tension88 %81 %65 %59 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension85 %79 %60 %66 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity75 %65 %40 %73 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity71 %60 %29 %75 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity73 %64 %24 %75 %
62.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity74 %66 %19 %69 %
67.5 %≈ 56′Tension81 %75 %26 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 60′Tension90 %88 %38 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Tension93 %89 %46 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Love90 %80 %64 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 73′Love89 %78 %76 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 77′Sadness90 %69 %81 %56 %
97.5 %≈ 81′Sadness91 %48 %87 %33 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Edmond O'Brien

PB
Pamela Britton

LA
Luther Adler

BG
Beverly Garland

LB
Lynn Baggett

LB
Lynn Baggett

Mrs. Philips

WC
William Ching

HH
Henry Hart

Neville Brand

LL
Laurette Luez

JK
Jess Kirkpatrick

CF
Cay Forester

Sue

FJ
Frank Jaquet

Dr. Matson

LD
Lawrence Dobkin

Dr. Schaefer

FG
Frank Gerstle

Dr. MacDonald

CH
Carol Hughes

Kitty

MR
Michael Ross

Dave

DS
Donna Sanborn

Nurse

HM
Harold Miller

Man in Hallway (uncredited)

SH
Sam Harris

Man at Fisherman Table (uncredited)

GL
George Lynn

Homicide Detective (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Rudolph Maté
Written by
Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene
Type
Movies
Released
1949
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 14,420 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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