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Pushover (1954)

APPROVED 88 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Drama  -   6 August 1954 (USA)
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A bank heist yields $210,000. Soon, sultry Lona McLane, girlfriend of one of the robbers, meets Paul Sheridan and has a torrid affair... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Quine

Writers:

Roy Huggins (screenplay), Thomas Walsh (novel), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Fred MacMurray, Kim Novak and Philip Carey
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fred MacMurray ...
Paul Sheridan
Philip Carey Philip Carey ...
Rick McAllister (as Phil Carey)
Kim Novak ...
Lona McLane
Dorothy Malone ...
Ann Stewart
E.G. Marshall ...
Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
Allen Nourse Allen Nourse ...
Paddy Dolan
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Storyline

A bank heist yields $210,000. Soon, sultry Lona McLane, girlfriend of one of the robbers, meets Paul Sheridan and has a torrid affair. When she finds out Paul's a cop, to save herself she sets out to corrupt him. He's a pushover. But it won't be easy for Paul to get his hands on the money when he's part of a complex, peeping-tom stakeout. Soon, he's in much deeper than he'd planned, amid atmospheric night scenes. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Affair | Stakeout | Killed By A Policeman | Police Stakeout | Car Phone  | See more »

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This year the great suspense drama is PUSHOVER The Story of temptation

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Schachmatt See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Began shooting in mid-January 1954. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: As in "Double Indemnity", although Fred MacMurray's character is not married, he wears a wedding ring throughout the film. See more »

Quotes

Paul Sheridan: If you'd known where his dough came from, would you still have taken it?
Lona McLane: Money isn't dirty. Just people.
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Crazy Credits

And Introducing
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Connections

References It Should Happen to You (1954) See more »