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Dark City (1950)

98 min  -  Crime | Drama | Film-Noir  -   17 October 1950 (USA)
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Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Director:

William Dieterle

Writers:

John Meredyth Lucas (screenplay), Larry Marcus (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Viveca Lindfors
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charlton Heston ...
Lizabeth Scott ...
Viveca Lindfors Viveca Lindfors ...
Dean Jagger Dean Jagger ...
Don DeFore Don DeFore ...
Jack Webb ...
Ed Begley ...
Harry Morgan ...
Soldier (as Henry Morgan)
Walter Sande Walter Sande ...
Mark Keuning Mark Keuning ...
Mike Mazurki ...
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Storyline

Danny Haley's bookie operation is shut down, so he and his pals need money; when Danny meets Arthur Winant, a sucker from out of town, he decoys him into a series of poker games where eventually Winant loses $5000 that isn't his...then hangs himself. But it seems Winant had a shadowy, protective elder brother who believes in personal revenge. And each of the card players in turn feels a faceless doom inexorably closing in. Dark streets and sexy torch-singer Fran lend ambience. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Poker Game | Brother | Revenge | Decoy | Torch Singer  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La main qui venge See more »

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Although done in medium long shot, it's obvious the man in the car is not Heston, but a stunt double. See more »

Quotes

Danny Haley: Playing cards with you two is like washing your feet with your socks on.
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Connections

Referenced in Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

"I WISH I DIDN'T LOVE YOU SO"
(uncredited)
Written by Frank Loesser
Performed by Lizabeth Scott (dubbed by Trudy Stevens) See more »