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Director:
Byron Haskin
Writers:
Theodore Reeves (play)
Robert Smith (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
16 January 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Film-Noir | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Ruthless! because once he trusted a dame! more
Plot:
Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business. full summary | add synopsis
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A fine, underrated film-noir more (10 total)

Cast

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Burt Lancaster ... Frankie Madison
Lizabeth Scott ... Kay Lawrence

Kirk Douglas ... Noll 'Dink' Turner
Wendell Corey ... Dave
Kristine Miller ... Mrs. Alexis Richardson
George Rigaud ... Maurice
Marc Lawrence ... Nick Palestro
Mike Mazurki ... Dan (the doorman)
Mickey Knox ... Skinner
Roger Neury ... Felix Walter
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Norway:16 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #12235)
Company:
Hal Wallis Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
First of seven films that Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster made together. more
Quotes:
Charles: What about that girl who sings?
Alix Richardson: Every man has a girl who sings someplace in his life.
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Movie Connections:
Remade as Ölüme yalniz gidilir (1962) more
Soundtrack:
I WALK ALONE more

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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
A fine, underrated film-noir, 3 October 2001
Author: megastevet (esstee55@hotmail.com) from Garden Grove, CA

After waiting for years to see this fine film-noir, I finally did today. Two young hoodlums (Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas) are running illegal booze into another county during prohibition and get chased by the cops. The two separate after one of the cops is killed, and Douglas escapes, but Lancaster is caught and goes to jail. 14 years later, Lancaster is out and finds that Douglas has gone legit and is the owner of a major nightclub and doing quite well. Lancaster feels Douglas owes him something, and wants to become a full partner. Douglas then makes plans to eliminate him. Part of Douglas's plans include using his own mistress (Ms. Scott) to lead Lancaster on. A good thriller all around, predictable at times but very stylish, gritty and involving all the time. A "can't miss" for noir-fans.

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