---
title: 'The Fat Man (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Castle'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 77
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fat-man-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043523/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fat Man (1951)

1951 · 77 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Fat Man is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by William Castle and starring J. Scott Smart, Rock Hudson, Julie London, Clinton Sundberg and Emmett Kelly. It is based on a radio drama of the same name, with Smart reprising his role as portly detective Brad Runyan; it was his last film prior to his death in 1960.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Castle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-castle)
- **Screenplay:** [Dashiell Hammett](https://cinepixo.com/people/dashiell-hammett), [Harry Essex](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-essex)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter)
- **Producer:** [Aubrey Schenck](https://cinepixo.com/people/aubrey-schenck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Irving Glassberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-glassberg)

## Cast

- [Anthony George](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-george)
- [George Magrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-magrill)
- [Guy Wilkerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-wilkerson)
- [Marvin Kaplan](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-kaplan)
- [Jerome Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-cowan)
- [Gino Corrado](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-corrado)
- [Robert Osterloh](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-osterloh)
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco)
- [Parley Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/parley-baer)
- [Howard M. Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-m-mitchell)
- [Julie London](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-london)
- [Tom Keene](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-keene)
- [Clinton Sundberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/clinton-sundberg)
- [John Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-russell)
- [Jack Chefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-chefe)

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