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Overview

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7.7/10   1,608 votes
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Director:
Otto Preminger
Writers:
Ben Hecht (screenplay)
Victor Trivas (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
7 July 1950 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Plot:
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. But Dixon's vicious nature will get the better of him. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
Terriffic film noir more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Dana Andrews ... Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon (16th Precinct)

Gene Tierney ... Morgan Taylor(Paine)
Gary Merrill ... Tommy Scalise
Bert Freed ... Det. Sgt. Paul Klein (Dixon's partner)
Tom Tully ... Jiggs Taylor, Morgan's Father

Karl Malden ... Det. Lt. Thomas (16th Precinct Detectives commander)
Ruth Donnelly ... Martha, Owner of Martha's Cafe
Craig Stevens ... Ken Paine
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Herbert Lytton ... Joe, Scalise Hood (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Germany:12 | UK:12 | USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #14458) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12

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Robert F. Simon's film debut. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the car Dixon is riding in pulls onto (and off) the garage elevator on the way to Scalise's hide-out, the camera shakes violently for a few seconds. more
Quotes:
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon: Where the devil am I? I keep coming and going. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Trip to Swadades (2008) more

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13 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Terriffic film noir, 3 December 2000

If all "film noirs" were this good, we would have a lot more of them. If someone were to ask me what is one I would tell them to go see this movie as a perfect example. This a 50 year old movie that doesn't feel old. In other words, nothing sounds corny and stupid as others of the time. Dana Andrews had a real hard edge on his shoulder much different than in The Best Years Of Our Lives. Without giving anything away, I recommend seeing this movie "cold" like I did and be thoroughly entertained.

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