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Director:
Joseph H. Lewis
Writer:
Philip Yordan (writer)
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Release Date:
13 February 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Film-Noir | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!
Plot:
Police Lt. Diamond is told to close his surveillance of suspected mob boss Mr. Brown because it's costing... more | full synopsis
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Cast

  (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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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA)
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) | France:-16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Security Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
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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First is first and second is nothing., 1 June 2003
7/10
Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

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.

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