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Director:

John Cromwell
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Writers:

William Wister Haines (screenplay) and
W.R. Burnett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

12 December 1951 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more

Tagline:

YOU'LL LEARN WHO PAYS OFF WHO -- AND WHY! (original print ad - all caps) more

Plot:

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

excellent and gritty more (26 total)


Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

In May 1950, Samuel Fuller was assigned to work on the film's screenplay and was considered as a possible director. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Nick Scanlon's car is a 1949 Chrysler Crown Imperial limo. In the crash scene, an older 1942 model was used. The '49 side trim has been added, but the different front end reveals the switch. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Big Steal: Look Behind You (2007) (V) more

Soundtrack:

A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening more


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13 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
excellent and gritty, 9 February 2006
8/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

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.

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