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Writer:
Martin Rackin (written by)
Release Date:
24 February 1951 (USA)
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Tagline:
"If you're smart you'll come down - if you're dumb you'll be dead..." (one-sheet poster) more
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A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc. full summary | add synopsis
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Another Spectacular Film Noir of Humphrey Bogart
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Dist. Atty. Martin Ferguson | |
| Zero Mostel | ... | Big Babe Lazick | |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Joseph Rico (as Ted De Corsia) | |
| Everett Sloane | ... | Albert Mendoza | |
| Roy Roberts | ... | Capt. Frank Nelson | |
| Michael Tolan | ... | James (Duke) Malloy (as Lawrence Tolan) | |
| King Donovan | ... | Sgt. Whitlow | |
| Bob Steele | ... | Herman (as Robert Steele) | |
| Adelaide Klein | ... | Olga Kirshen | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Thomas O'Hara | |
| Tito Vuolo | ... | Tony Vetto | |
| John Kellogg | ... | Vince | |
| Jack Lambert | ... | Philadelphia Tom Zaca |
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Also Known As:
Murder, Inc. (UK)
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Runtime:
87 min | 85 min (TCM print)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
West Germany:16 (nf) |
UK:PG (1989) |
UK:X (1951) (cut) |
France:-16 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Sweden:(Banned) (1951-1960) |
Sweden:15 (re-rating) |
USA:Approved (PCA #14747) |
Finland:(Banned)
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After several days of filming, director Bretaigne Windust fell seriously ill and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Humphrey Bogart asked his old friend, director Raoul Walsh, to come in and shoot the picture until Windust recovered. Unfortunately, Windust was more seriously ill than most realized, and his recovery took several months, during which Walsh finished the film. However, Walsh refused to take screen credit for it, saying that the picture was Windust's big break and he wasn't going to take it away from him.
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D.A. Martin Ferguson:
Murder by profit!
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Kiss Me Sweet
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Dist. Atty. Martin Ferguson (Humphrey Bogart) has the chance of sending the criminal Albert Mendoza (Everett Sloane) to the electric chair. He depends on the testimony of Mendoza`s right arm Joseph Rico (Ted De Corsia). Rico is so scared that commits a mistake and dies. Ferguson passes all the case again and again trying to find a new evidence or witness. Through flashbacks, the viewer sees what has happened until the death of Rico. Today I have just watched this movie on cable television, since it has not been released on VHS or DVD in Brazil. I can not understand how the Brazilian distributors have not paid attention on this spectacular film noir. It is almost a masterpiece, and unfortunately my friends, who are also fans of movies, do not know this magnificent film. The story is very tight, and all the cast has an excellent performance, with another great direction of Raoul Walsh. The black & white photography is fantastic, with the use of shadows specially in the exterior scenes. It is funny how the title of this movie is changed, depending on the country (`Murder, Inc.', in UK, and `A Price For Each Crime' in my country). The fans of film noir and police story will certainly love this unknown jewel. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): `Um Preço Para Cada Crime' (`A Price For Each Crime')