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26 July 1950 (USA) morePlot:
Mike Reese, yellow journalist and antihero, prints a story that leads to a gang killing, and is blacklisted... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
First rate "B" noir moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dan Duryea | ... | Mike Reese |
| Herbert Marshall | ... | E.J. Stanton |
| Gale Storm | ... | Catherine 'Cathy' Harris |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Carl Durham |
| Michael O'Shea | ... | District Attorney Ralph Munsey |
| Mary Anderson | ... | Molly Rankin |
| Gar Moore | ... | Clark Stanton |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Maj. Redford |
| Frieda Inescort | ... | Mrs. Eldridge |
| Art Baker | ... | Lt. Tilton, state trooper |
| Harry Shannon | ... | George 'Parky' Parker |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Shaeffer, Durham Warehouse Thug |
| Stephen Dunne | ... | Editor Chuck Lee |
| Roland Winters | ... | Stanley Becker, lawyer |
| Sue England | ... | Helen, fund worker |
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District Attorney Ralph Munsey: Take it easy, Reese. Things are tough all over. Pretty soon a man won't be able to sell his own mother. moreFAQ
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Dan Duryea is one of the best actors out there, able to play the slimiest slime-ball and the staunchest of heroes. Here he does a little of both and you're never sure which side he's on. The movie starts as a Noir Crime Thriller, then becomes a 30's-style social drama, then switches back to noir and crime -- but it never loses its style, its verve and its pace. Constantly fun and involving, due to Duryea's movable morals -- and to Stanley Cortez's gorgeous black-and-white cinematography. Director/Writer Endfield does a fine job keeping things going, setting up interesting shots and corralling a cast that's great down to every tiny part. Bad Guy Howard Da Silva chews the scenery with relaxed gusto and is a joy to watch. Highly recommended.