D.O.A. Spoiled by: Curt Wiederhoeft Actor: Beverly Garland, Luther Adler, Pamela Britton, Edmond O'Brien Director: Rudolph Maté Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Film-Noir Nation USA Year 1949 Share: Synopsis D.O.A. Hal (Daniel Stern) poisoned Dex (Dennis Quaid) and killed everyone else in order to steal Nick Lange’s (Robert Knepper’s) manuscript for “Out of Whack” and claim it as his own work.