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Decoy is a 1946 American film noir directed by Jack Bernhard and released by Monogram Pictures. Jean Gillie stars as Margot Shelby, a calculating femme fatale who manipulates several men while trying to recover money hidden by her condemned criminal lover. The film is distinguished by its low-budget B-picture production, unusually ruthless central character, resurrection-related plot device, and bleak series of betrayals.
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What is Decoy about?
Jean Gillie plays Margot Shelby, who tries to find the $400,000 stolen by her condemned boyfriend Frankie Olins. She manipulates gangster Jim Vincent and others while pursuing the hidden money. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24754-DECOY)
Who plays Margot Shelby in Decoy?
Margot Shelby is played by Jean Gillie, an English actress making her American screen debut in the 1946 film. Gillie was married to director Jack Bernhard, who directed Decoy. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24754-DECOY)
Why does Decoy have a science-fiction element?
Margot arranges for Frankie Olins's body to be removed after his gas-chamber execution and revived with methylene blue. That reanimation plot makes this 1946 Monogram film noir unusually close to a crime story with a horror or science-fiction twist. [Encyclopedia of Film Noir](https://doctormacro.com/Movie%20Books/PDF%20Files/Encyclopedia%20of%20Film%20Noir%20%28Geoff%20Mayer%2C%20Brian%20McDonnell%29.pdf)
How long is the 1946 film Decoy?
Available prints generally run about 75 to 76 minutes, although older catalogue records list slightly different lengths. The black-and-white film was distributed by Monogram Pictures and released in the United States on 14 September 1946. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24754-DECOY)
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