The Turning Point (1952)

Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.

Director:

William Dieterle

Writers:

Warren Duff (screenplay), Horace McCoy (based on a story by)

Stars:

William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Holden	...	Jerry McKibbon
Edmond O'Brien	...	John Conroy
Alexis Smith	...	Amanda Waycross
Tom Tully	...	Matt Conroy
Ed Begley	...	Neil Eichelberger
Danny Dayton	...	Roy Ackerman
Adele Longmire	...	Carmelina LaRue
Ray Teal	...	Clint, Police Captain
Ted de Corsia	...	Harrigan
Don Porter	...	Joe Silbray
Howard Freeman	...	Fogel
Neville Brand	...	Red

Storyline

Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship for John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | investigation | district attorney | criminal | set up | 

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Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

This Is Dynamite!

Filming Locations:

Gladden Apartments - 100 S. Olive Street, Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First feature film appearance of Carolyn Jones.

User Reviews

The Turning Point is a pretty good crime drama

William Holden is Jerry McKibbon, a reporter who's trying to help his pal Edmond O'Brien as district attorney John Conroy and his girl Alexis Smith as Amanda Waycross expose the big city gangster Ed Begley as Neil Eichelberger with some help from O'Brien's cop father, Tom Tully as Matt Conroy. I'll stop there and just say this was quite a thrilling crime drama though compared to others from the period, also perhaps a little subdued. Still, a suspenseful atmosphere permeates throughout especially when a boxing match where someone tries to kill provides the exciting climax. No big music score is provided but there are some good sequences when the story doesn't take the time for some romance between either of the male leads and Ms. Smith which aren't really needed. So on that note, The Turning Point is well worth the time.