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Director:
Writers:
Don 'Red' Barry (story)
George Callahan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 September 1949 (USA) more
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Tagline:
"I'm giving you a job to do, baby...Don't ask questions and you won't get hurt!" (original poster) more
Plot:
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess... more | add synopsis
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"Vengeance is mine," saith George Raft! more (2 total)

Cast

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George Raft ... Johnny Torno

Virginia Mayo ... Carla North

Gene Lockhart ... Warni Hazard
Raymond Burr ... Nick Cherney
Harry Morgan ... Rocky (as Henry Morgan)
Barton MacLane ... Detective Strecker
Arthur Franz ... Capt. Jess Torno (Chaplain)
Ken Murray ... Ken Murray
Stanley Clements ... Carlson Hotel Bellhop
William Frawley ... Hotel Night Clerk
Arthur Shields ... Father Redmond
Frank Orth ... Wallace 'Wally' Stoner
Phillip Pine ... Pablo Cabrillo
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Detective Jim Ryan (as Bill Phillips)
Movita ... Trina (as Movita Castenada)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
83 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #13806) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:(Banned)

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Warni Hazard: My old man always said, liquor doesn't drown your troubles - just teaches 'em to swim. more
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"Vengeance is mine," saith George Raft!, 24 April 2007
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Author: AlanLinell from United States

How satisfying! What better casting than George Raft as ANGRY MAN?? The Lord may say: "Vengeance is mine," but Georgie says "the heck with that noise -- this one's MY baby!" He rampages through a multi-state search-and-destroy mission in his quest to find the message hidden in the Gideon Bible that was in his brother's room when he was killed. Raymond Burr and Harry Morgan are his Mutt and Jeff antagonists: The irony of course being that as he fervently seeks the Bible, he fervently disregards it. But with a little Mayo on the side, things turn spiritual on Georgie, forcing him to listen to The Man before he can do a Godzilla on Godzie's old pal Burr. This is George Raft vs. The Lord, and it's anybody's match! Great fun all around, and there are even moral lessons, if you're into moral lessons, and intense but effective music to learn by, in the bargain. If you can find it, it's worth an hour and a half in your busy schedule, and you might even end up spiritually uplifted -- but stay out from under big trucks -- they're heavy!

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