---
title: 'Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Foster'
released: '1948-10-29'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kiss-the-blood-off-my-hands-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040512/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

1948 · 79 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands is a 1948 American noir-thriller film directed by Norman Foster. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Gerald Butler, it stars Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, and Robert Newton. The film faced minor opposition from fundamentalist groups in the United States and the Commonwealth, with regard to its gory title. In some markets, the film was released under the alternate titles The Unafraid or Blood on My Hands.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-foster)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Maddow](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-maddow), [Walter Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-bernstein), [Leonardo Bercovici](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-bercovici)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Richard Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-vernon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gregg Toland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-toland), [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)
- **Editor:** [Milton Carruth](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-carruth)

## Cast

- [Frank Hagney](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-hagney)
- [Colin Kenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-kenny)
- [Al Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-ferguson)
- [Harry Tenbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-tenbrook)
- [Reginald Sheffield](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-sheffield)
- [Ben Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-wright)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Robin Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-hughes)
- [Jay Novello](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-novello)
- [John George](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-george)
- [Robert Newton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-newton)
- [Harry Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-wilson-2)
- [Harold Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goodwin)
- [Joan Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-fontaine)
- [Jimmy Aubrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-aubrey)

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