Death in Small Doses (1957 film)

Death in Small Doses is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Peter Graves and Mala Powers.^[1] A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.

Death in Small Doses
Directed by	Joseph M. Newman
Screenplay by	John McGreevey
Based on	Saturday Evening Post article by Arthur L. Davis
Produced by	Richard V. Heermance (as Richard Heermance)
Starring	Peter Graves Mala Powers
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie (as Carl Guthrie)
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Robert Wiley Miller Emil Newman
Production company	Allied Artists Pictures
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	September 15, 1957 (1957-09-15)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A federal investigator (Peter Graves) poses as a truck driver to check pep-pill usage by long-haul truckers.

Cast

• Peter Graves as Tom Kaylor
• Mala Powers as Val Owens
• Chuck Connors as Mink Reynolds
• Merry Anders as Amy Phillips
• Roy Engel as Wally Morse
• Robert B. Williams as Dunc Clayton (as Robert Williams)
• Harry Lauter as Steve Hummel
• Pete Kooy as Payson
• Robert Christopher as Lennie Owens