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Director:
William Keighley
Writer:
Harry Kleiner (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 July 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller more
Tagline:
Counter Attack! more
Plot:
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Tribute To Richard Widmark
 (From New York Post. 24 August 2008, 12:21 AM, PDT)
Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93
 (From IMDb News. 26 March 2008)
User Comments:
Another documentary style noir thriller from Fox... more (29 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Mark Stevens ... Gene Cordell / George Manly

Richard Widmark ... Alec Stiles
Lloyd Nolan ... Insp. George A. Briggs
Barbara Lawrence ... Judy Stiles

Ed Begley ... Chief Bernard Harmatz
Donald Buka ... Shivvy
Joseph Pevney ... Matty
John McIntire ... Cy Gordon
Walter Greaza ... Lt. Paul Staller
Howard Smith ... Ralph Demory
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joan Chandler ... Joan Mitchell, Cordell's Fiancée (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) | Australia:G | USA:Approved (certificate #12956) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 (1962) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, USA more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Plot holes: [SPOILER] After the final shootout Gene immediately asks about Sy's condition, without having known that Sy was in the building at all, let alone wounded. more
Quotes:
Alec Stiles: What's the use of having a war if you don't learn from it? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
BABY FACE more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Another documentary style noir thriller from Fox..., 30 March 2007
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Fox was so encouraged by the success of films like THE HOUSE ON 92ND STREET, BOOMERANG and KISS OF DEATH, that it seemed only natural they would pursue this genre for many years during the '40s. The outcome of this pursuit is a film like THE STREET WITH NO NAME.

New hot property RICHARD WIDMARK is given another chance to shine as a sneering villain who runs a gang the police are anxious to put out of business. They send a mole (MARK STEVENS) to infiltrate the mob and get the goods on Widmark--not unlike the situation in Cagney's WHITE HEAT.

While this one doesn't approach the finesse of Raoul Walsh's WHITE HEAT, it's a solidly entertaining piece of crime melodrama given punch by some good overall performances. Aside from Widmark and Stevens, the cast includes reliable Fox contract players BARBARA LAWRENCE, ED BEGLEY, DONALD BUKA, and JOHN McINTIRE.

Based on an actual FBI case, there's some narration in the manner of other Fox films in this genre. Upcoming MARK STEVENS has the most interesting role and does well with it. Stevens is a young actor who never got his full due at Fox, although he appeared in a number of strong films.

Summing up: Well worth seeing if you're a fan of film noir.

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