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Director:
Phil Karlson
Writers:
William Bowers (writer)
Leonard Kantor (play)
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Release Date:
15 July 1955 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Film-Noir more
Plot:
Sherry Conley, a street tough and cynical woman with an unhappy family background, is taken from prison to a hotel... more | add synopsis
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Another "heart of gold" moll more (19 total)

Cast

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Ginger Rogers ... Sherry Conley

Edward G. Robinson ... Lloyd Hallett
Brian Keith ... Vince Striker
Lucy Marlow ... Prison Girl
Lorne Greene ... Benjamin Costain
Katherine Anderson ... Mrs. Willoughby
Allen Nourse ... Marvin Rickles
Peter Leeds ... Fred Packer
Doye O'Dell ... Mississippi Mac
Eve McVeagh ... Clara Moran
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead Pigeon (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Spain:7 | USA:Approved (PCA #17215)

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Soundtrack:
Little Brown Jug more

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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Another "heart of gold" moll, 14 October 2004
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Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Ginger Rogers, who was usually more glamorous in her movie roles, invades territory normally occupied by Claire Trevor or Veda Ann Borg. She's a good time gal who happens to be on a pleasure cruise with mob boss Lorne Greene and Greene has smuggled another gangster into the country. U.S. Attorney Edward G. Robinson is seeking to deport Greene.

Greene's enemies have a habit of ending up dead. And our story begins with conflicted cop Brian Keith assigned to protect Ginger as Robinson tries to convince her to testify.

Rogers's career was on the downside here, but she's still a dynamite presence on the screen. Robinson and Keith are solid here and who would have thunk of Ben Cartright as a mobster.

Nice film, tightly edited, not a wasted frame in it.

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