A Bullet for Joey (1955)

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85 min - Film-Noir | Thriller - 13 January 1956 (Finland)

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In Montreal, a police inspector slowly discovers a plot to kidnap a nuclear physicist. American mobsters, foreign spies and a blonde seductress are all involved.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Edward G. Robinson	...	Insp. Raoul Leduc
	George Raft	...	Joe Victor aka Steiner
	Audrey Totter	...	Joyce Geary
	George Dolenz	...	Dr. Carl Macklin
	Peter van Eyck	...	Eric Hartman
	Toni Gerry	...	Yvonne Temblay (Macklin's secretary)
	William Bryant	...	Jack Allen (from L.A.) (as Bill Bryant)
	John Cliff	...	Morrie in Chicago
	Steven Geray	...	Raphael Garcia
	Joseph Vitale	...	Nick Johonus
	Sally Blane	...	Marie Temblay
	Peter Hansen	...	Fred (RCMP officer)
	Kaaren Verne	...	Viveca Hartman - Eric's wife (as Karen Verne)
	Henri Letondal	...	Dubois - Maple Leaf Farms
	Stan Malotte	...	Paul (RCMP lab man)

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Montreal: the former well-known gangster Joey Victor is fetched from Europe, where he was deported to from USA. His shall kidnap the nuclear physicist Dr. Macklin and bring him behind the Iron Curtain. Joey reactivates his old gang, including the formerly attractive Joyce. She shall seduce the erotically inexperienced Macklin and lure him out of his closely protected quarters. But the FBI becomes suspicious... Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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THE SCREEN'S TOP "TOUGH GUYS" MEET FACE TO FACE! (original print ad - all caps)

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Film-Noir | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 1956 (Finland) See more »

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Akte XP 15 See more »

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Bischoff-Diamond Corporation See more »

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Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Crew or equipment visible: As the sedan carrying Nick and Morrie prepares to pass the telephone repair truck that the police are using for undercover purposes, the camera and several members of the crew are visibly reflected in the door of the truck. See more »

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Insp. Raoul Leduc: I was thinking of Miss Geary. I met her at the golf club yesterday. Do you remember?
Dr. Carl Macklin: Yes.
Insp. Raoul Leduc: Charming.
Dr. Carl Macklin: Yes she is.
Insp. Raoul Leduc: What do you know about her?
Dr. Carl Macklin: Very little, and the little I know, I like.
Insp. Raoul Leduc: I can't say that I blame you. Women make it a pleasure to be a man
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