Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)Starting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him. Director:Gordon Douglas |
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)Starting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him. Director:Gordon Douglas |
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| James Cagney | ... |
Ralph Cotter
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Barbara Payton | ... |
Holiday Carleton
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Helena Carter | ... |
Margaret Dobson
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| Ward Bond | ... |
Insp. Charles Weber
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Luther Adler | ... |
Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
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| Barton MacLane | ... |
Lt. John Reece
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Steve Brodie | ... |
Joe 'Jinx' Raynor
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| Rhys Williams | ... |
Vic Mason
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Herbert Heyes | ... |
Ezra Dobson
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| John Litel | ... |
Police Chief Tolgate
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| William Frawley | ... |
Byers
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Robert Karnes | ... |
Det. Gray
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| Kenneth Tobey | ... |
Det. Fowler
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Dan Riss | ... |
District Attorney
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
'Doc' Darius Green
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From the trial of the survivors, we flash back to amoral crook Ralph Cotter's violent prison break, assisted by Holiday Carleton, sister of another prisoner...who doesn't make it. Soon Ralph manipulates the grieving Holiday into his arms, and two crooked cops follow her into his pocket. Ralph's total lack of scruple brings him great success in a series of robberies. But his easy conquest of gullible heiress Margaret Dobson proves more dangerous to him than any crime... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
This flick is awesome. James Cagney and his brother made this with their own company and had all the right ingredients for a classic good guys and bad guys gig. I can never get enough of this movie as I am enamored with everything of the 20's, through the 50's films. I am also a certified car nut and wonder if anyone can identify the huge sports car driven by the young rich woman in the film? It looks like an import but with left-hand drive, I'm not quite sure. This film is a real work of an almost lost art. Films like it can be made today (such as L.A. Confidential) but not very often. Thank you to film preservation which unfortunately is too slow to save them all.