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February 1956 (USA) morePlot:
In Houston, a man working as an oil driller comes up with a scheme for stealing millions of dollars worth of oil from the fields... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Oil
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Murder
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Beautiful Woman
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Swindle
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Texas
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A forgotten and very good film noir moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Gene Barry | ... | Frank Duncan |
| Barbara Hale | ... | Zoe Crane |
| Edward Arnold | ... | Paul Atlas |
| Paul Richards | ... | Gordon Shay |
| Jeanne Cooper | ... | Madge |
| Frank Jenks | ... | Louie Phelan |
| John Zaremba | ... | Emile Constant |
| Chris Alcaide | ... | Chris Barker |
| Jack Littlefield | ... | Willie Lucas (as Jack V. Littlefield) |
| Paul Levitt | ... | Duke |
| Fred Krone | ... | Marsh |
| Pete Kellett | ... | Kalo |
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Fun Stuff
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Every time I see this movie, I can't prevent myself to think of another thriller from the 50's: "711 Ocean Drive", a little masterpiece directed by Joseph M Newman.
The topic is nearly the same. A "honest" worker becomes greedy, ambitious, ruthless and implicates himself with gangsters, planning to take over crime syndicate. In this case, it concerns stealing oil.I find it unusual. A man who is not a thug at the beginning, that's the most interesting. Of course, what happens next is predictable.
Gene Barry gives us a pretty brilliant performance.
I recommend it. Catch it if you can.