Red Light (1949)

Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Writers:

Don 'Red' Barry (story)
George Callahan (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 September 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

Tagline:

"I'm giving you a job to do, baby...Don't ask questions and you won't get hurt!" (original poster)

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...

Plot Keywords:

Bible | Prison | Priest | Gideon Bible | Brother

Cast

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)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #13806) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Roy Del Ruth Productions

Quotes:

Warni Hazard: My old man always said, liquor doesn't drown your troubles - just teaches 'em to swim.

Soundtrack:

Ave Maria

"Vengeance is mine," saith George Raft!

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!