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What is the movie DOA?

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Sarah Duran

Updated on February 17, 2026

What is the movie DOA?

D.O.A. is a 1950 American film noir directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Edmond O’Brien and Pamela Britton. It is considered a classic of the genre. A fatally poisoned man tries to find out who has poisoned him and why. It was the film debuts of Beverly Garland (as Beverly Campbell) and Laurette Luez.

Where was DOA filmed?

It stars Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, and Charlotte Rampling. The movie was filmed in Austin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas.

When was the movie DOA made?

April 21, 1950 (USA)
D.O.A./Release date

What does DOA documentary mean?

dead on arrival
abbreviation for. (Medicine) dead on arrival.

Is there a Dead or Alive movie?

Dead or Alive1999
Dead or Alive 2: Birds2000Dead or Alive: Final2002
Dead or Alive/Movies

Why is it called Dead or Alive?

Following the initial working titles of “Ninja Fighter” and “Poligon Fighter”, he named the series “Dead or Alive” to demonstrate the series’ fail or succeed status and proceeded to form a division in the company named Team Ninja.

Is DOA public domain?

A film noir — starring Edmond O’Brien and Pamela Britton — about a man who has been poisoned and, with only a few days left to live, sets out to find his killer. Considered a classic of the genre, the film is now in the public domain in the U.S. due to an error related to the renewal of the copyright.

Will there be a Dead or Alive movie?

DOA: Dead or Alive
Produced byJeremy Bolt Paul W. S. Anderson Robert Kulzer Bernd Eichinger Mark A. Altman
StarringJaime Pressly Holly Valance Sarah Carter Natassia Malthe Devon Aoki
CinematographyVenus Keung Chan Chi Ying
Edited byEddie Hamilton

Who is the jazz band in DOA?

Frank Bigelow does not like the Fishermen, the house band of the Fisherman jazz club in DOA (1950).

Does DOA mean dead or alive?

DOA, for dead on arrival, is found around 1920–30 to describe a victim who is discovered already dead upon the arrival of first responders, such as police officers, or EMTs and hospital workers.

What means dead arrival?

: having died before getting to a hospital, emergency room, etc. The victim was dead on arrival at the hospital. —often used figuratively Some are saying that any new tax proposal would be dead on arrival.

Who plays Christie in DOA?

Holly ValanceDOA: Dead or Alive
Christie/Played by