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Philip Yordan (writer)
Release Date:
13 February 1955 (USA)
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The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!
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Police Lt. Diamond is told to close his surveillance of suspected mob boss Mr. Brown because it's costing...
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First is first and second is nothing.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cornel Wilde | ... | Police Lt. Leonard Diamond | |
| Richard Conte | ... | Mr. Brown | |
| Brian Donlevy | ... | Joe McClure | |
| Jean Wallace | ... | Susan Lowell | |
| Robert Middleton | ... | Police Capt. Peterson | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Fante | |
| Earl Holliman | ... | Mingo | |
| Helen Walker | ... | Alicia Brown | |
| Jay Adler | ... | Detective Sam Hill | |
| John Hoyt | ... | Nils Dreyer | |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Ralph Bettini | |
| Helene Stanton | ... | Rita | |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Audubon | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Doctor (scenes deleted) (as Whit Bissel) | |
| Steve Mitchell | ... | Bennie Smith, Boxer |
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USA:84 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA)
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This film skirted the Production Code by making several not to subtle hints that Mr. Brown's henchmen, Fante and Mingo (played by Lee Van Cleef and 'Earl Holiman'), were a homosexual couple.
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Continuity: When John Hoyt as Dreyer reaches into his desk for a gun, the contents of the desk on the insert close-up do not match the contents on the master shot.
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Mr. Brown:
Joe, tell the man I'm gonna break him so fast, he won't have time to change his pants. Tell him the next time I see him, he'll be in the lobby of the hotel, crying like a baby and asking for a ten dollar loan. Tell him that. And tell him I don't break my word.
Leonard Diamond: You must have done something pretty fine to get as high as you are, Mr. Brown. I'm looking into that. I'm gonna open you up, and I'm gonna operate. I hate to think of what I'll find.
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Leonard Diamond: You must have done something pretty fine to get as high as you are, Mr. Brown. I'm looking into that. I'm gonna open you up, and I'm gonna operate. I hate to think of what I'll find.
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Featured in The Rules of Film Noir (2009) (TV)
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A very good gangster flick and evocative film-noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis. A zealous cop(Cornel Wilde) seeks the aid of a gangster's(Richard Conte) ex-girlfriend(Jean Wallace)in bringing down a crime syndicate. Conte's character is relentless as he rules his corrupt world with murder, gunplay and torture. Lee Van Cleef and Earl Holliman are his minions and Brian Donlevy is a handicapped mentor of sorts. Supporting cast features Helen Walker and Robert Middleton. Terrific lighting and photography make this an exceptional crime drama where shades of gray makes THE BIG COMBO a notch above the ordinary. Note:off-screen Wilde and Wallace are Mr. & Mrs.