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Overview
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Release Date:
22 July 1947 (USA)
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Tagline:
Sensational? No, it's dynamite! See more »
Plot:
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why? Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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1 nomination
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(9 articles)
Lonelyheart
(From MUBI. 13 August 2011, 6:21 AM, PDT)
Take Three: Gloria Grahame
(From FilmExperience. 20 March 2011, 9:20 AM, PDT)
David Thomson on Santa Claus
(From The Guardian - Film News. 23 December 2010, 4:00 PM, PST)
(From MUBI. 13 August 2011, 6:21 AM, PDT)
Take Three: Gloria Grahame
(From FilmExperience. 20 March 2011, 9:20 AM, PDT)
David Thomson on Santa Claus
(From The Guardian - Film News. 23 December 2010, 4:00 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
Powerful, well-made but a little overstated
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Robert Young | ... | Finlay |
 | Robert Mitchum | ... | Keeley |
 | Robert Ryan | ... | Montgomery |
 | Gloria Grahame | ... | Ginny |
 | Paul Kelly | ... | The Man |
| Sam Levene | ... | Samuels |
 | Jacqueline White | ... | Mary Mitchell |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Floyd |
| George Cooper | ... | Mitchell |
| Richard Benedict | ... | Bill |
| Tom Keene | ... | Detective (as Richard Powers) |
| William Phipps | ... | Leroy |
 | Lex Barker | ... | Harry |
| Marlo Dwyer | ... | Miss Lewis |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Robert Bray | ... | MP (uncredited) |
| Don Cadell | ... | MP (uncredited) |
| Carl Faulkner | ... | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | ... | Tenant (uncredited) |
| Kenneth MacDonald | ... | Major (uncredited) |
| George Meader | ... | Police surgeon (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | ... | Police sergeant (uncredited) |
| Bill Nind | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Jay Norris | ... | MP (uncredited) |
| Allan Ray | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
| George Turner | ... | MP (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Edward Dmytryk | |||
Writing credits | ||
| John Paxton | (screenplay) | |
| Richard Brooks | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Adrian Scott | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Roy Webb | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| J. Roy Hunt | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Harry W. Gerstad | (as Harry Gerstad) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Albert S. D'Agostino | |||
| Alfred Herman | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Darrell Silvera | |||
| John Sturtevant | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Nate Levinson | .... | assistant director | |
| Cliff Reid Jr. | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Clem Portman | .... | sound | |
| John E. Tribby | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Russell A. Cully | .... | special effects | |
Music Department | |||
| C. Bakaleinikoff | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Dore Schary | .... | presenter | |
| William E. Watts | .... | dialogue director | |
| C. Bidwell | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Charles Cirillo | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Sam Lufkin | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| B. Scott | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1947) (USA) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1948) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (USA) (TV)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (????) (USA) (VHS)
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Runtime:
86 min
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1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12325) | Australia:PG | Netherlands:18 (original rating) (1948) | USA:Unrated
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Trivia:
Gloria Grahame later said that Ginny in this movie was her favorite role.See more »
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Floyd and Finlay are arguing in Floyd's apartment, the boom operator is repeatedly reflected in the mirror.See more »
Quotes:
Police Captain Finlay:This business about hating Jews comes in a lot of different sizes. There's the 'you can't join our country club' kind. The 'you can't live around here' kind. The 'you can't work here' kind. Because we stand for all these, we get Monty's kind. He grows out of all the rest... Hating is always insane, always senseless.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)See more »
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A bigoted soldier kills a man for being Jewish and tries to pin it on a fellow soldier. Not as good as the novel it was based on ("The Brick Foxhole") in which it was a gay man who was killed...but Hollywood wouldn't touch that in 1947. That said, it's still a very good film. The anti-Semitism is handled very well, but it's hammered into the audience that bigotry is bad...well duh! But this was 1947. The picture is well-acted by the entire cast (especially Robert Young and Robert Ryan) and the tone is very dark...as it should be. Very atmospheric too. A deserved big hit in its day...well worth seeing.