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Director:
Roy Rowland
Writers:
Sydney Boehm (writer)
William P. McGivern (novel)
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Release Date:
17 June 1955 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Film-Noir | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Detective Chris Kelvaney has a brother, Eddie, who also is a policeman. He witnessed a murderer running away from the scene of the crime... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Exciting , hard-boiled film noir more

Cast

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Robert Taylor ... Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney

Janet Leigh ... Karen Stephanson

George Raft ... Dan Beaumonte
Steve Forrest ... Eddie Kelvaney

Anne Francis ... Nancy Corlane
Robert Ellenstein ... Det. Sidney Y. Myers
Robert F. Simon ... Ackerman
Anthony Ross ... Father Ahearn
Alan Hale Jr. ... Johnny Stark
Peter Brocco ... George 'Wrinkles' Fallon
Vince Edwards ... Joey Langley
Olive Carey ... Selma
Roy Barcroft ... Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
Dale Van Sickel ... Manny
Ray Teal ... Patrolman Mullins
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Additional Details

Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Norway:16 (1955) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #17044)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In 1958, MGM reissued this film on a double bill with King Solomon's Mines (1950). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Father Ahearn comes to the police station to talk to Chris, he puts his right hand on Chris's left shoulder in the over-the-shoulder shot, but the cut to the master reveals his left hand on Chris's right shoulder. more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Exciting , hard-boiled film noir, 31 July 1999
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Robert Taylor plays Chris Kelvaney, a dirty cop on the take with the mob in this exciting police drama. Taylor goes on a campaign of revenge against those very mobsters, who decide to kill Kelvaney's brother, also a cop, for witnessing something that could incriminate the mob leaders.

The biggest surprise here is Robert Taylor's performance as the dirty cop. We have seen him play many rather stiff heroic types such as in "Ivanhoe", but here, he is tough and gritty as the dirty cop, and very believable. The dialogue in this movie is sharp and well written and similar to a Raymond Chandler detective novel. There is also a good fist-fight between Alan Hale, Jr. ( yes! the skipper on Gilligans Island) and Robert Taylor. A top notch supporting cast rounds out what is an overall good movie , especially for those who like the old hard-boiled detective stories.

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