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What was Don Siegel’s first feature-length film?

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Don Siegel, wearing a hat and sunglasses, stands beside Clint Eastwood, also in sunglasses and a suit, on the set of the film Dirty Harry with a large studio light overhead. — Don Siegel Don Siegel (left) and Clint Eastwood during the filming of *Dirty Harry* (1971).

Don Siegel’s first feature-length film was The Verdict (1946).1

This Scotland Yard period piece served as the final film to feature the popular acting duo of Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre. Prior to this, Siegel had directed two short films, Star in the Night and Hitler Lives? (1945), both of which won Academy Awards and helped him transition into directing feature-length motion pictures.1