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Director:
Richard Quine
Writers:
Bill S. Ballinger (novel)
Roy Huggins (writer)
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Release Date:
6 August 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Tagline:
This year the great suspense drama is PUSHOVER The Story of temptation
Plot:
A bank heist yields $210,000. Soon, sultry Lona McLane, girlfriend of one of the robbers, meets Paul Sheridan and has a torrid affair... more | add synopsis
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Soap Actor Carey Dies
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More a suspense film than a film noir. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Fred MacMurray ... Paul Sheridan
Philip Carey ... Rick McAllister (as Phil Carey)

Kim Novak ... Lona McLane
Dorothy Malone ... Ann Stewart

E.G. Marshall ... Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
Allen Nourse ... Paddy Dolan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Killer Wore a Badge (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #16953) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film introduced 'Kim Novak'. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: As in "Double Indemnity", although Fred MacMurray's character is not married, he wears a wedding ring throughout the film. more
Quotes:
Paul Sheridan: You just don't like women, Rick.
Rick McAllister: What keeps you single?
Paul Sheridan: Maybe I like 'em too much.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
More a suspense film than a film noir., 5 January 2003
Author: dbdumonteil

A film noir ,at its best (when filmed by Dassin,Wise or Walsh) features deeply detailed characters.Here we have cardboard ones:the crooked cop,the good one who finds love,the old one wisely waiting for a really earned retirement,the femme fatale and the good girl(a nurse).But instead of a film noir,we have a good suspense film ,some lite Hitchcock.It was filmed the same year as "rear window" so it cannot be looked upon as a rip-off(the windows play a prominent part in both movies!) The two actresses are cast against type:Kim Novak is the vilainess whereas Dorothy Malone,the traitor in "Colorado territory" and the future bad gal of "written on the wind" ,is an earnest nurse. Entertaining.

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