# Tarnished

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{{Short description|1950 film by Harry Keller}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Tarnished
| image          = Tarnished poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [Harry Keller](/source/Harry_Keller)
| producer       = Sidney Picker 
| screenplay     = John K. Butler 
| starring       = [Dorothy Patrick](/source/Dorothy_Patrick)<br>[Arthur Franz](/source/Arthur_Franz)<br>[Barbra Fuller](/source/Barbra_Fuller)<br>[Jimmy Lydon](/source/Jimmy_Lydon)<br>[Harry Shannon](/source/Harry_Shannon_(actor))<br>[Don Beddoe](/source/Don_Beddoe)
| music          = [Stanley Wilson](/source/Stanley_Wilson_(composer))
| cinematography = [John MacBurnie](/source/John_MacBurnie)
| editing        = [Robert M. Leeds](/source/Robert_M._Leeds)
| studio         = [Republic Pictures](/source/Republic_Pictures)
| distributor    = Republic Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1950|2|28}}
| runtime        = 60 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          =
}}

'''''Tarnished''''' is a 1950 American [action film](/source/action_film) directed by [Harry Keller](/source/Harry_Keller), written by John K. Butler and starring [Dorothy Patrick](/source/Dorothy_Patrick), [Arthur Franz](/source/Arthur_Franz), [Barbra Fuller](/source/Barbra_Fuller) and [Jimmy Lydon](/source/Jimmy_Lydon). The film was released on February 28, 1950 by [Republic Pictures](/source/Republic_Pictures).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92362/tarnished |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126034616/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92362/Tarnished/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 26, 2015 |title=Tarnished (1950) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/tarnished-v112706 |title=Tarnished (1950) - Harry Keller &#124; Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26517 |title=Tarnished |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> The screenplay is based on the novel ''Turn Home'', written in 1945 by author [Eleanor Mayo](/source/Eleanor_Mayo).

==Plot==

Lou Jellison is a woman living in [Maine](/source/Maine) whose colleague and romantic suitor Joe Pettigrew takes her for a drive. Lou's childhood friend Bud Dolliver who has been away for many years, believed to be in jail, joins them as a hitchhiker.

Bud encounters his old girlfriend Nina in town. Needing a job, he follows her suggestion that he try the sardine cannery, where he finds that Lou is a secretary and Joe is the personnel manager, but Joe refuses to hire an ex-convict. Bud next tries boatyard owner Kelsey Bunker, who lets him work in the machine shop.
 
Kelsey's irritable son Junior causes an accident that renders Bud unconscious. A tattoo is discovered revealing that Bud had been with the Marines, not in jail. When he regains consciousness, Bud says that he is unwilling to use his military service as a means of improving his reputation around town.

Despite the strong disapproval of her Lou's parents, she Lou falls in love with Bud. They elope to [Vermont](/source/Vermont) but are unable to wed. Upon their return, Joe is jealous and starts a fight with Bud, and then Junior punches him after catching Bud in a bar talking to Nina.

Junior schemes to frame Bud for robberies in the drugstore and cannery. Just as Bud is about to be arrested, a third business owner sets a trap and catches the real thief, Junior, in the act. Lou confirms Bud's innocence and the town welcomes him home.

==Cast==    
*[Dorothy Patrick](/source/Dorothy_Patrick) as Lou Jellison
*[Arthur Franz](/source/Arthur_Franz) as Bud Dolliver
*[Barbra Fuller](/source/Barbra_Fuller) as Nina
*[Jimmy Lydon](/source/Jimmy_Lydon) as Junior Bunker
*[Harry Shannon](/source/Harry_Shannon_(actor)) as Kelsey Bunker
*[Don Beddoe](/source/Don_Beddoe) as Curtis Jellison
*[Byron Barr](/source/Byron_Barr) as Joe Pettigrew
*Alex Gerry as Judge Oliver
*[Hal Price](/source/Hal_Price) as Jed Gills
*Stephen Chase as Sheriff McBride
*Esther Somers as Edna Jellison
*[Paul E. Burns](/source/Paul_E._Burns) as Sam Haines
*[Ethel Wales](/source/Ethel_Wales) as Ida Baker
*Michael Vallon as Steve Barron

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0043024|Tarnished}}

{{Harry Keller}}

Category:1950 films
Category:American action films
Category:1950 action films
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Harry Keller
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1950 English-language films
Category:1950 American films
Category:Films scored by Stanley Wilson (composer)
Category:English-language action films

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