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12 December 1951 (USA) moreTagline:
YOU'LL LEARN WHO PAYS OFF WHO -- AND WHY! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
excellent and gritty moreUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 21 | 2:30 PM | TCM |
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Mitchum | ... | Captain Thomas McQuigg |
 | Lizabeth Scott | ... | Irene Hayes |
 | Robert Ryan | ... | Nick Scanlon |
| William Talman | ... | Officer Bob Johnson |
| Ray Collins | ... | Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh |
| Joyce Mackenzie | ... | Mary McQuigg (as Joyce MacKenzie) |
| Robert Hutton | ... | Dave Ames ('City Press' cub reporter) |
| Virginia Huston | ... | Lucy Johnson |
 | William Conrad | ... | Det. Sgt. Turk |
| Walter Sande | ... | Precinct Sgt. Jim Delaney |
| Les Tremayne | ... | Harry Craig (Crime Commission chief investigator) |
| Don Porter | ... | R.G. Connolly (ward boss) |
| Walter Baldwin | ... | Booking Sgt. Sullivan |
| Brett King | ... | Joe Scanlon |
| Richard Karlan | ... | Breeze Enright (round-faced Scanlon henchman) |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Fun Stuff
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Ray Collins and William Talman both co-starred in the TV series Perry Mason. moreSoundtrack:
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This film reminds me a lot of an earlier film that paired Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan (CROSSFIRE), as both have very tough and gritty plots that are excellent examples of Film Noir. However, in this film instead of a plot involving anti-semitism, it's a good cop versus organized crime flick. Once again, Ryan is a scumbag and Mitchum is a decent and hard-as-nails cop bent on justice. A particular standout is the dialog between them--very snappy and pure Noir! I particularly liked the exchanges between them in the police station when they were cross-examining the cocky and unrepentant Ryan. And, since it is Noir, you know that there will be ample quantities of violence and testosterone. Give it a try--this is a seldom-mentioned classic.