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Director:
Anthony Mann
Writers:
Harry Essex (screenplay)
Martin Rackin (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:
9 May 1947 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Film-Noir more
Tagline:
MURDER at any moment! SUSPENSE... in every step!!!
Plot:
A young married couple flee both police and a gangster out for revenge. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Steve Brodie ... Steve Randall
Audrey Long ... Mrs. Anne Randall
Raymond Burr ... Walt Radak
Douglas Fowley ... Pete Lavitch, Private Eye
William Challee ... Reynolds
Jason Robards Sr. ... Det. Lt. Louie Ferrari (as Jason Robards)
Freddie Steele ... Shorty Abbott
Lee Frederick ... Joe Daly
Paul E. Burns ... Uncle Jan
Ilka Grüning ... Aunt Klara (as Ilka Gruning)
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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Spain:13 | USA:Approved (PCA #12132)
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Best when cold, 17 May 2001
6/10
Author: John Greenwald (johnedit@bigfoot.com)

Conventional film noir melodrama is notable for ice black visuals and Raymond Burr's soft-spoken, hulking bad guy.

Film hurt by too-simple story, without the existential undertones that marked film noir at its best. But look of the film -- those rich shadows; creamy, sometimes violent whites; sharp camera angles and moving camera -- help a lot. Burr is a scary, almost psycho, but frighteningly low-keyed, bully boy.

Turner's print of RKO original looked great on TMC. Note how much it crams into about 75 minutes. I give it 6 out of 10.

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