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10 June 1955 (USA)
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Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Rno Casino and pull off the perfect crime. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Black and White 1950s thriller with some lighter moments.
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Guy Madison | ... | Al Mercer |
 | Kim Novak | ... | Kay Greylek |
 | Brian Keith | ... | Brick |
 | Alvy Moore | ... | Roy |
 | Kerwin Mathews | ... | Ronnie |
 | William Conrad | ... | Eric Berg |
| Jack Dimond | ... | Francis Spiegelbauer |
| Jean Willes | ... | Virginia |
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| Adelle August | ... | Bit (uncredited) |
| George Brand | ... | Jack Roper (uncredited) |
| Thom Carney | ... | Young Guard (uncredited) |
| Bill Catching | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| George Cisar | ... | Casino Guard (uncredited) |
| Chuck Courtney | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Frank Gerstle | ... | Robbery Suspect (uncredited) |
 | Kathryn Grant | ... | Jean, Young Woman in Nightclub (uncredited) |
| Tom Greenway | ... | Police Lt. Anderson (uncredited) |
| Jo Ann Greer | ... | Kay Greylek (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Hall | ... | Cashier (uncredited) |
| Mark Hanna | ... | Brad Lacey (uncredited) |
| Pete Kellett | ... | Lift Operator (uncredited) |
| John Larch | ... | Police Detective (uncredited) |
| Jana Mason | ... | Bit (uncredited) |
| Carroll McComas | ... | Mrs. Valent (uncredited) |
| Don Oreck | ... | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Robert Sampson | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Hugh Sanders | ... | Pat Winters (uncredited) |
| Robert F. Simon | ... | Old Guard (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Stapp | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
| John Zaremba | ... | Robert Fenton (uncredited) |
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| Phil Karlson | |||
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| Stirling Silliphant | (screenplay) & | |
| William Bowers | (screenplay) & | |
| John Barnwell | (screenplay) | |
| Jack Finney | (magazine story) | |
| Frank Tashlin | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Helen Ainsworth | .... | associate producer | |
| John Barnwell | .... | producer | |
| Stirling Silliphant | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| George Duning | |||
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| Lester White | (director of photography) | ||
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| Jerome Thoms | |||
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| Robert Peterson | |||
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| Frank Tuttle | |||
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| Jean Louis | (gowns) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Milton Feldman | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| John P. Livadary | .... | recording supervisor (as John Livadary) | |
| Harry Smith | .... | sound | |
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| Bill Catching | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Morris Stoloff | .... | conductor | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures (1955) (USA) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (included in "Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classic 1")
- R&B Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
- R&B Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
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84 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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First filmed screenplay for writer/screenwriter Stirling Silliphant.See more »
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Factual errors: En route to Reno while riding in house trailer, thieves put on gloves and begin wiping down interior so their fingerprints can't be traced, but in following scenes, before they've reached destination, are no longer wearing gloves and are touching everything.See more »
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Referenced in The Graduate (1967)See more »
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The Life of the PartySee more »
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This is a Columbia picture starring, according to the credits, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Brian Keith, Kerwin Matthews and Alvy Moore It also throws in William Conrad, later of Cannon TV fame.
The film begins with four ex-army buddies on a visit to a casino town, who both there and later back at college, spend much of their time wisecracking. But Keith exhibits his 'psycho' tendencies in a night club brawl and we learn that these were induced by his experiences in the Korean War. Then its back to college where a fresher (Jack Dimond) is the butt of some humorous pranks.
In the second half of the picture the emphasis changes to thriller as three of the four plan a supposedly foolproof heist at a casino, but intend to return the money, having once proved it can be done.
Keith is however back in violent mode and Madison and girlfriend Novak are forced to become unwilling participants in the robbery. Conrad, as a casino employee, is induced at gunpoint to help with the heist and the strong wartime links between the four are put under great strain.
This picture is neither one thing nor another and those led to expect a light hearted heist film by its early light hearted approach will be surprised at how it turns out.
Worth seeing for an early Kim Novak role and for a heist picture set in Reno and not Las Vegas.