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The Big Heat (1953)

APPROVED 89 min  -  Crime | Drama | Film-Noir  -   14 October 1953 (USA)
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Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Sydney Boehm (screenplay), William P. McGivern (Saturday Evening Post serial)
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The Big Heat -- A melodrama of dice, vice and corruption. Glenn Ford stars as a rogue homicide cop who takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate and in the process finds who planted the car bomb that killed his wife. The Big Heat -- Trailer for this crime drama directed by Fritz Lang
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glenn Ford ...
Gloria Grahame ...
Jocelyn Brando Jocelyn Brando ...
Katie Bannion
Alexander Scourby Alexander Scourby ...
Mike Lagana
Lee Marvin ...
Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan ...
Bertha Duncan
Peter Whitney Peter Whitney ...
Willis Bouchey Willis Bouchey ...
Robert Burton Robert Burton ...
Det. Gus Burke
Adam Williams Adam Williams ...
Larry Gordon
Howard Wendell Howard Wendell ...
Police Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide Chris Alcaide ...
George Rose
Michael Granger Michael Granger ...
Hugo (police clerk)
Dorothy Green Dorothy Green ...
Lucy Chapman
Carolyn Jones ...
Doris
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Storyline

Dave Bannion is an upright but unscrupulous cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague's suicide and his fellow officers' suspicious silence lead him to believe that they are on the gangsters' payroll. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Bannion becomes a furious force of vengeance and justice, aided along the way by the gangster's spurned girlfriend Debbie. As Bannion and Debbie fall further and further into the Gangland's insidious and brutal trap, they must use any means necessary (including murder) to get to the truth. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Suicide | Police | Mob | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

Somebody's going to pay ...because he forgot to kill me... See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Heißes Eisen See more »

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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Columbia wanted to borrow Marilyn Monroe from 20th Century-Fox to play the role of Debby Marsh, but Fox's asking price was too high. Gloria Grahame was cast instead. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Bannion (Glenn Ford) fights with Larry Gordon (Adam Williams) in Gordon's hotel room, Gordon's revolver is first seen in the centre of the desk, behind Gordon. When Bannion picks-up the revolver, it is near the right-hand edge of the desk. This move is probably intentional - to allow Bannion to get the revolver without reaching behind Gordon. See more »

Quotes

Debby Marsh: We're sisters under the mink.
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Connections

Referenced in L.A. Noire (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Put the Blame on Mame"
by Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts
Heard instrumentally during one of the scenes at The Retreat See more »