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Roadblock (1951)

APPROVED 73 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Drama  -   17 September 1951 (USA)
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An L.A. insurance detective starts to get involved with a girl he is increasingly attracted to, even though he sees her as a chiseller... See full summary »

Director:

Harold Daniels

Writers:

Steve Fisher (screenplay), George Bricker (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles McGraw Charles McGraw ...
Joe Peters
Joan Dixon Joan Dixon ...
Diane
Lowell Gilmore Lowell Gilmore ...
Kendall Webb
Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt ...
Harry Miller
Milburn Stone Milburn Stone ...
Egan
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Storyline

An L.A. insurance detective starts to get involved with a girl he is increasingly attracted to, even though he sees her as a chiseller. She makes it clear that her tastes are too expensive for him, so he sets about getting a lot of money quickly if illegally. Perhaps too late, she starts to find that she is content with him just the way he is. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Detective | Los Angeles River | Insurance Scam | Murder | Robbery  | See more »

Taglines:

Hot Lead and Cold Cash Outside the Law

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Polisspärr See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Plot holes: Miller tells Joe Peters he revealed himself as being associated with the robbery because Peters had said five men (plus the pilot) were involved at a time when that information was not known to the insurance company. Yet, immediately after-wards Egan is cross-examining the pilot and mentioned the five men as though it was a fact, before the pilot actually admitted it. See more »

Soundtracks

"So Swell of You"
by Leona Davidson See more »