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Release Date:
12 March 1950 (USA) morePlot:
Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Brisk thriller,with some strange casting moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Kelly | ... | Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo |
 | J. Carrol Naish | ... | Louis Lorelli |
| Teresa Celli | ... | Isabella Gomboli |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Caesar Xavier Serpi |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Carlo Sabballera |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Capt. Thompson |
| Mario Siletti | ... | Benny Danetta aka Nino |
| Carl Milletaire | ... | George Allani aka Tomasino |
| Peter Brocco | ... | Roberto Columbo |
| Eleonora von Mendelssohn | ... | Maria Columbo (as Eleonora Mendelssohn) |
| Grazia Narciso | ... | Mrs. Danetta |
| Maurice Samuels | ... | Moriani |
| Burk Symon | ... | Judge |
| Bert Freed | ... | Prosecutor |
 | Mimi Aguglia | ... | Mrs. Sabballera |
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92 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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Gene Kelly was a perfectly good dramatic actor(e.g Inherit the Wind,Seagulls Over Sorrento)but it is not good casting asking him to play an earnest young Italian American intent on avenging the death of his father at the hands of New York gang the Black Hand He tries the legal route,aided by a veteran Italian-American cop,played in another bizarre piece of casting by J Carroll Naish,before resorting to a physical confrontation with the bad guys The movie moves briskly and will satisfy those looking for an afternoon's diversion in front of the TV but the acting does not quite pass muster and the bad guys never seem all thar much of a threat Good direction though with some well handled action scenes