Carl Meldrum — Murder Is My Business Character Profile

About Carl Meldrum

An ex-con gigolo dating Dorothy Ramsey. He witnesses Arnold's murder of Eleanor and uses this to blackmail Arnold, forcing Arnold to attempt a second murder.

Character Facts

Played by

George Meeker

Appears in

Murder Is My Business (1946)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Carl Meldrum — Conflict Blackmailer — Arnold Ramsey (Pierre Watkin)

  Carl exploits his witness status to extort Arnold.

• Carl Meldrum — Conflict Indirect Victim — Joe Darnell (Parker Garvie)

  Carl's survival is tied to Joe's death at the same location.

• Carl Meldrum — Conflict Potential Scapegoat — Buell Renslow (Lyle Talbot)

  Buell's reputation is threatened by Arnold's framing tactics.

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• Mona Tabor (Carol Andrews)
• Pete Rafferty (Ralph Dunn)
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