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Director:
Maxwell Shane
Writers:
Leo Katcher (story)
Maxwell Shane (writer)
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Release Date:
August 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama
Plot:
A mobster (Quinn) springs a condemmed murderer (Grainger) because he got his sister (Bancroft) pregnant. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Farley Granger ... Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna

Anthony Quinn ... Phil Regal

Anne Bancroft ... Rosalie Regalzyk
Peter Graves ... Joe McFarland
Else Neft ... Mrs. Regalzyk
Sara Berner ... Millie Swadke

Jerry Paris ... Latzi Franks
Mario Siletti ... Antonio Cardini
James Flavin ... Attorney Michael X. Flanders
Whit Bissell ... Dist. Atty. Blaker
Joe Turkel ... Shimmy
Joyce Terry ... Margie (as Joy Terry)
Harry Tyler ... I. Barricks
Jerry Hausner ... Louie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
G. Pat Collins ... Mr. Hough (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Judge #3 (uncredited)
Jeanne Cooper ... Evelyn Shriner (uncredited)
John Dennis ... Big Eddie (uncredited)
George Eldredge ... Judge #2 (uncredited)
Harry Harvey ... Judge Roder (uncredited)
John Indrisano ... Regal's henchman (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson ... Sing Sing guard (uncredited)
Byron Kane ... Judge #1 (uncredited)
Jack Kenny ... Detective (uncredited)
Mickey Knox ... Man in crowd (uncredited)
Frank Kreig ... Ollie (uncredited)
John Larch ... Police desk sergeant (uncredited)
Jackie Loughery ... Francie (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Police detective (uncredited)
Sid Melton ... Hermie (uncredited)
Mort Mills ... Finney (uncredited)
Barney Phillips ... Callan (Nicky's lawyer) (uncredited)
Joe Ploski ... Poker player (uncredited)
Joey Ray ... Detective (uncredited)
Dick Ryan ... Police detective (uncredited)
Maxwell Shane ... Felon in Police Photo (uncredited)

Angela Stevens ... Janet (uncredited)
Frank Sully ... Nutsy (uncredited)
Lee Van Cleef ... Harry Goldish (uncredited)
Sammy Weiss ... Lennie (uncredited)
Than Wyenn ... Rosalie's doctor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Maxwell Shane 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Leo Katcher  story
Maxwell Shane  writer

Produced by
Edward Small .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ernest Gold 
Emil Newman 
 
Cinematography by
Floyd Crosby 
 
Film Editing by
Grant Whytock 
 
Art Direction by
Ted Haworth 
 
Music Department
Emil Newman .... musical director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Brass Ring (USA) (alternative title)
The Mobster (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Typical 50s Tony Quinn, 4 February 2003
6/10
Author: artzau from Sacramento, CA

This film is a film noir wannabe and just doesn't quite make it. The plot, a mobster (Quinn) who holds his family as a icon of decency, discovers his sister (Bancroft) is "jammed up" by a local neighborhood playboy (Granger) who is on death row for murder. Bringing his influence to bear, the gangster gets the playboy a new trail and his freedom so he can marry his sister. But, the playboy can't stand it and gets caught by the hood stepping out on his wife. So, the gangster sets his roving brother-in-law up to be framed for murder. But, as his playboy son-in-law tells him, "I didn't kill this guy but I did kill the first one..." and the cops use him to chase the hood to his death while his mother is bringing him a bottle of seltzer water to have with his weekly dinner with her.

Film buffs will enjoy seeing the younger Quinn in scowling action as well as Granger and Bancroft in their younger days. The acting is solid, the storyline somewhat pedestrian and there's no video or DVD. You'll have to catch on the late show.

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